Hamas said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declaration that his country would expand its area of control in Gaza was a dangerous escalation, as residents of the Palestinian territory also voiced alarm at the plan. Under a ceasefire deal in October Israel's military was to»»»

MINA: The Grand Mosque is undergoing intensive operational preparations to manage pilgrims’ movement during Tawaf Al-Wada, the farewell circumambulation around the Kaaba, which marks the conclusion of Hajj for most of this year’s 1.71 million pilgrims. In Islamic jurisprudence, pilgrims who perform»»»

The Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) opened the two-day regular session of its 68th General Assembly here on Friday. Among the participants were BRC Chairman Hristo Grigorov, Minister of Labour and Social Policy Nataliya Efremova, Deputy Health Minister Petko Salchev, State Agency for Refugees Chairman Iv»»»

Match of the national football team of Kyrgyzstan against Kenya, scheduled for June 3 in Bishkek, has been cancelled. According to the Kyrgyz Football Union, the game was scheduled to be held as part of the international Three Nations Cup tournament. The match’s cancellation was confirmed by an off»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Ports Group and NYU Abu Dhabi are partnering to develop an artificial intelligence-powered system designed to improve ship arrival planning, berth allocation and port efficiency. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The multi-year research collaboration»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese and Israeli military delegations got security talks at the Pentagon underway on Friday, during which Beirut will demand Israel halt its attacks, which have intensified in recent days. The talks come as the US and Hezbollah’s backer Iran were negotiating, with Tehran insisting the f»»»

QUITO: Children of all ages rush ‌on to a soccer field in southern Quito to train, inspired by the achievements of their biggest role model, Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo, and driven by the dream of one day playing in a World Cup like their idol. The children, aged between five and 16, have bee»»»

Al Manar correspondent in South Lebanon reported Friday afternoon the latest developments of the battle between Hezbollah fighters and the Israeli occupation forces in South Lebanon, denying rumors about Zionist control of Debbine town and affirming the retreat of enemy troops that had attacked Had»»»

Dubai: UAE travellers heading to Europe should gear up for a long wait of at least five to six hours at European airports, as the rollout of the EU’s new electronic Entry/Exit System (EES) plunges major hubs into operational disruptions. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances»»»

Tunis, May 29, 2026 (TAP) – Quantities of dates exported during the first seven months of the 2025/2026 season (October 2025–April 2026) rose by 5.6% to 113,900 tonnes compared with the same period a year earlier. The “DEGLET ENNOUR” variety...»»»

Parliament approved on first reading a bill amending the Water Act, submitted by Georgi Chakurov and a group of MPs. The proposed amendments were backed by 120 lawmakers from Progressive Bulgaria and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), while 54 MPs from GERB-UDF, Democratic Bulgaria, We Con»»»

A fire in a New York train tunnel Friday morning injured five and shut down commutes between New York and New Jersey. File Photo by Justin Lane/EPA May 29 (UPI) -- An early morning fire in an Amtrak contractor maintenance vehicle has injured five people and suspended all Penn Station service betwee»»»

BELGRADE - In a temporary measure, a Hamburg court has banned Germany's Der Spiegel magazine from continuing to publish and disseminate allegations creating a suspicion of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's involvement in an alleged "human safari" during a wartime siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s, »»»

BUENOS AIRES: ‌World Cup fever in Argentina, home of the defending champions, has boosted sales of counterfeit jerseys and soccer trading cards, sparking protests from retailers who are already under pressure from President Javier Milei’s market-opening policies. The main shopping streets of Buenos»»»

LONDON: Erling Haaland propelled Norway back to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years and spearheads a golden generation ready to thrive on the global stage. Despite a tough draw alongside one of the tournament favorites France, African powerhouses Senegal and Iraq, a Norway side also contai»»»

HAKIMPUR: Hasina Bibi clutched her hungry four-year-old daughter as she waited at an India-Bangladesh border post, trying to leave as fears grow of an Indian crackdown on undocumented migrants. She is among the hundreds of Bangladeshis who have gathered over two days at Hakimpur in India’s West Ben»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE and Eswatini have signed a memorandum of understanding on the mutual exemption of entry visa requirements, in a move aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and facilitating travel between the two countries. The agreement was signed on behalf of the UAE by Sheikh Shakhboot bin»»»

MAKKAH: Acting on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, deputy governor of the Makkah Region and deputy chairman of the Permanent Committee for Hajj and Umrah, delivered the kiswa of the Kabaa to the gatekeeper of the holy site on Friday. Th»»»

Former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán lost power after suffering a devastating defeat in the 12 April general election. Since then, he has been largely silent, only urging his supporters to remain united and promising them a renewed Fidesz. However, Hungarian investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi re»»»

Paris, France: Professional photo and video journalists working in Gaza are to receive an annual press freedom award on Monday for risking their lives to report on the war, an association of publishers has said. The 2026 Golden Pen of Freedom will be handed to representatives of global news agencie»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a decree to accelerate the import of goods from neighboring countries, including Russia, the Iranian presidential press service said on Friday. "The president has issued a decree to accelerate the use of alternative import routes and»»»

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee Friday over her release of the Epstein files. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo May 29 (UPI) -- Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee Friday »»»

New Delhi: India has launched an emergency operation to move 13 Indian-flagged commercial vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz as tensions continue to simmer across the Gulf region, officials said on Friday. The operation comes amid growing concerns over maritime security in one of the world’s most »»»

A bus struck six vehicles on Interstate 95 in Virginia as traffic slowed for a work zone, killing five people and sending 34 to hospitals, state police said Friday. The crash happened at about 2:35 a.m. on southbound I-95 in Stafford County. All five of the people who died were in vehicles hit by t»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced in Brussels on Friday that an agreement had been reached with the president of the European Commission to unlock €16.4 billion in EU funding, equivalent to approximately 6,000 billion forints. The Hungarian prime minister said the government had reached agreeme»»»

Medical staff in a protective gown prepares to check visitors' temperatures as a preventive measure against Ebola at the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 19. Photo by Marie Jeanne Munkyerenkana/EPA May 29 (UPI) -- The High Court of »»»

A Turkish owned, Vanuatu flagged vessel transporting dry cargo from the Port of Odesa, Ukraine, to Türkiye was attacked last night (28 May) by an unmanned aerial vehicle, resulting in minor injuries to two of our citizens in the crew. The condition of our citizens serving on board is being closely »»»

Istanbul Turkiye: Turkiye on Friday warned against "uncontrolled escalation" in the Black Sea region after a drone attack on Thursday night hit a Turkish cargo ship. "We reiterate our warning to all parties concerned: any action that could lead to an uncontrolled escalation of the conflict must be »»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has declared the 1447 AH Hajj season a success, with officials praising the highly coordinated operation that enabled more than 1.7 million pilgrims to perform the annual pilgrimage in safety and comfort. Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Mecca Region and»»»

May 28 (UPI) -- A Florida woman spotted what she thought might be a large cat in the backyard of her home, but soon realized it was something even more unusual: a monkey. Catherine Castillo said she spotted the animal behind her Longwood home, near Wekiva Springs State Park, and started recording v»»»

Dubai: A humanoid robot dressed in a traditional Emirati kandura and shemagh has gone viral again after appearing to join worshippers for Eid prayer at a mosque in Dubai, dividing opinion online between those who found it a charming cultural moment and others who questioned whether a machine has an»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave orders to the Israel Defense Forces on Thursday to seize more territory in Gaza, despite a U.S.-brokered peace deal that restricts the area under its control to just over half. File photo by Ilia Yefimovich/UPI | License Photo May 29 (UPI) -- Israeli P»»»

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he had ordered the country’s military to take control of 70 percent of the Gaza Strip,in defiance of the terms of a fragile ceasefire that took effect in October. “We are currently squeezing Hamas. We now control 60 percent of the t»»»

MANILA: A Philippine anti-graft court ordered the arrest of a prominent senator on Friday over allegations he pocketed a kickback of millions of dollars in a flood-control project, in the latest crisis to entangle the Senate. Sen. Jinggoy Estrada surrendered and posted bail before the Sandiganbayan»»»

WHITSTABLE, England: Thousands of households in southeast England were left without water or facing low pressure during a record-breaking heatwave this week, as high demand followed a dry spring to expose the failings in Britain’s aging infrastructure. The disruption affected over 20,000 people at »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic and Police Director Gen Dragan Vasiljevic met with PM Djuro Macut on Friday to discuss the current security situation in the country. The meeting analysed the results achieved by the police in the past period, as well as key security ch»»»

Nairobi: A Kenyan court temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals on Friday following a petition filed by a rights group. The facility was due to open in the east Africa nation on Friday according to US officials, to quarantine Americans arriving from the Democra»»»

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has issued a travel advisory ahead of the Eid Al Adha holiday, urging commuters to use the Dubai Metro for direct and hassle-free access to key destinations, including Dubai Mall amid expected crowd surges. The authority said the metro remains the easiest and»»»

ANKARA: Turkiye conveys concerns over a recent escalation in the Black Sea to all relevant parties at every level, the foreign ministry said on Friday, ‌after a Turkish-owned ‌cargo vessel ‌was ⁠hit by drones ⁠on Thursday night. Ukraine said on Thursday that Russian drones attacked three foreign-fl»»»

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Dubai: Arsenal F.C. fans flying between Dubai and London may spot something different in the skies this week after Emirates unveiled a special Arsenal-themed A380 to celebrate the club’s Premier League-winning season. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The airline reveale»»»

Hong Kong: A Hong Kong court dismissed on Friday an appeal by the former head of the city's largest press union against a conviction for obstructing police officers, issuing a five-day jail sentence. Ronson Chan, former chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, had been arrested by police »»»

Warsaw: Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of American University of Sharjah (AUS), launched AUS Press at the Warsaw International Book Fair during Sharjah’s participation as Guest of Honour. AUS Press is the university’s new publishing arm, which has been established with the aim to a»»»

Riyadh: Sultan Al-Harthi, spokesperson for the National Center for Waste Management, confirmed that the Sustainable Ihram initiative has, over the past year, contributed to the production of more than 5,000 products made from recycled fabrics. The ihram garments in Islam symbolize equality and the »»»

KINSHASA: The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region. “To come here i»»»

Dubai: Starting Monday, June 1, private sector salaries in the UAE will officially become due on the first day of every month under new wage protection rules introduced by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE). The change is part of a stricter enforcement system designed to redu»»»

Warsaw: Sharjah's participation as the Guest of Honour at the Warsaw International Book Fair 2026 extended beyond literature as the emirate brought music to the streets of Poland. The Sharjah National Band brought Emirati folk arts and heritage performances to audiences across the Polish capital, d»»»

The United States and Iran appear to have the draft text of an agreement to extend their ceasefire for 60 days and provide a framework to negotiate longer-term peace. According to US Vice President JD Vance, the document is now awaiting Donald Trump's signature. But there have been conflicting repo»»»

More evidence suggests that Austrian authorities and quarry operators have been aware of asbestos contamination for years, while continuing to generate substantial profits from stone and gravel exported to Hungary. We have previously reported in detail on the asbestos contamination scandal affectin»»»

A 27-year-old man from Kerala, India, who aspired to become a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, was killed in a rare bear attack on May 8 while working at a remote uranium exploration site in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. According to media reports, the victim, Hrishikesh Koloth, had »»»