Brussels: European stock markets closed higher on Friday, with major regional indices reaching their strongest levels in more than a month amid broad investor optimism and gains across key sectors. The pan-European STOXX Europe 600 index rose 0.73% to finish at 625.12 points, marking its biggest we»»»

BERLIN: Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah met Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Reem Alabali Radovan in Berlin on Friday, and the two sides discussed economic cooperation, vocational training and humanitarian support. The crown prince expressed Jordan’s appreciati»»»

Sharjah: Officials from cultural and academic institutions in the UAE have affirmed that Sharjah’s participation as Guest of Honour (GOH) at the fifth edition of the Warsaw International Book Fair (WIBF), held from 28th–31st May 2026, reflects the emirate’s standing on the international cultural sc»»»

Attention in Lebanon is turning to how the state will respond to unprecedented US sanctions that targeted two officers from the army and General Security, along with figures, including MPs, from Hezbollah and its ally the Amal Movement that is headed by parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Although Leba»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that “slight progress” was made during talks with Iran as Pakistan's army chief traveled to Tehran in a renewed effort to mediate a peace deal and uncertainty loomed over whether war will resume. Rubio spoke days after US President Donald Trump said he »»»

CAIRO: Sela, a Public Investment Fund company focused on experience design and destination development, has signed a strategic joint venture agreement with Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group to create and manage live entertainment and cultural events throughout Egypt. The agreement was signed in the pre»»»

PARIS: Coco Gauff is keen to sidestep any pressure that might come with starting Roland Garros as the defending women’s champion as she returns to the site of her most consistent Grand Slam success. “Last year feels like ten years ago,” the American said at media day on Friday. Gauff comes into the»»»

WASHINGTON: Due to an Ebola outbreak in their ‌country, members of Congo’s national soccer team must isolate before entering the US for the World Cup. Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, confirmed to ESPN on Friday that the Congolese delegation must »»»

BERLIN: Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said former mentor Pep Guardiola, who announced on Friday he is leaving Manchester City, gave him the belief to become a manager. Speaking in Berlin ahead of Saturday’s German Cup final against Stuttgart, Kompany — who captained City under Guardiola for t»»»

KYIV: Diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine should be reinvigorated, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday, adding that he expected new US proposals on how that diplomacy will be conducted. Zelensky, speaking in his nightly video address, also said the frontline situation was favo»»»

Citizens from various sectors in at least five regional capitals across Bolivia took to the streets Thursday to demand an end to the roadblocks organized by peasant unions and groups aligned with former Bolivian President Evo Morales, who are calling for the resignation of the Bolivian President Ro»»»

Athens: Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council HE Dr. Hamda bint Hassan Al Sulaiti, currently visiting Greece, met with First Vice-President of the Hellenic Parliament HE Ioannis Plakiotakis. During her visit, Her Excellency also met with HE Chair of the Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affai»»»

We condemn in the strongest terms the release on 21 May 2026 of Alexandros Giotopoulos, the leader of the 17 November terrorist organization, who was sentenced to 17 life terms and 25 years of imprisonment for instigating the assassination of Çetin Görgü, Press Attaché of the Turkish Embassy in Ath»»»

Kostadin Geshev was appointed Deputy Minister of Environment and Water on Friday by order of Prime Minister Rumen Radev, the government information service said. /DD/»»»

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has announced her resignation, citing her husband’s recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer, Fox News reported on Friday. Her resignation comes a week after she revealed she was investigating US-funded biolabs in Ukraine. Gabbard discussed»»»

Two Ukrainian citizens have been arrested in connection with the May 8 shooting in downtown Varna, in which a 73-year-old woman was shot in the arm, said Radoslav Lazarov, spokesperson for the Varna District Prosecution Office. The initial charges for attempted murder have been changed to kidnappin»»»

BELGRADE - Reigning ABA League champions Partizan Belgrade defeated arch-rivals Red Star 89-78 on Thursday evening to advance to the final of the regional basketball competition's playoffs. Partizan thus won a best-of-three semi-final series against Red Star 2-0. Bruno Fernando led Partizan to vict»»»

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., stands during an executive order signing event in the Oval Office on April 30. Trump will do a campaign visit in Lawler's district Friday. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo May 22 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump will visit Rockland County, N.Y., Friday alongside »»»

Geneva: The World Health Organization raised the Ebola outbreak risk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to "very high" nationally amid the rapid spread of the virus. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said around 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths have been recorded, including 82 c»»»

Tunis, May 22, 2026 (TAP) – Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People (ARP), Brahim Bouderbala, on Friday expressed hope for further strengthening parliamentary ties between Tunisia and Cameroon through intensified exchanges of...»»»

Damascus, May 22 (SANA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the government and people of the sisterly Kingdom of Morocco over the victims of a residential building collapse in the city of Fez in northern Morocco. In a statement issued on»»»

The megaproject is set to turn Egypt into a manufacturing gateway linking Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. 4.5 million-square-meter industrial hub is to be completed in four yearsExpected to create 50,000–80,000 direct jobs + 60,000 indirect vacanciesProject includes factories, logistics center»»»

Tunis, May 22 (TAP) - A working session was held Thursday between Tunisia's Embassy in Rome and Director of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) Marco Riccardo Rusconi to follow-up on technical cooperation projects between Tunisia...»»»

Mellitah Oil & Gas Company announced today the successful completion of its second complex heavy lifting operation at the Bouri offshore field. The company hailed this new technical achievement as a reflection of its advanced operational capabilities, This operation is part of the Bouri Gas Exploit»»»

Zueitina Oil Company reported today that work has resumed on its Low-Pressure Gas Compressor project at Field 103A, which had been stalled since 2011. This project is part of its plan to revive strategic projects and develop its operational infrastructure. The company said the project aims to suppo»»»

Kericho: Kenya has pledged to diversify its tea export markets and expand its range of tea products as part of efforts to boost export earnings and reduce dependence on traditional buyers. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, said on Thursday that the governmen»»»

Idris al-Ridah wept as he carried the lifeless body of his 6-year-old son Amir, wrapped in a yellow and brown blanket, in northwest Syria. The father collapsed to the ground as he laid his son to rest, his small body lowered into a grave next to two other young children who were siblings, Aya al-Fa»»»

Activists released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to bring aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organizers said on Friday, with several hospitalized with injuries and at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including rape. Israel's prison service denied the allegation»»»

RABAT: The death toll from a building collapse in the Moroccan city of Fes has risen to 15 people, a source from the public prosecutor’s office told AFP on Friday. The building collapse also injured five people, while two children were among those killed, the source said. It was unclear how many pe»»»

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, who is facing trial for alleged rape, will bid to have the case dismissed in court on Friday, AFP learned from a source close to the case. A hearing before the Versailles appeals court, west of Paris, will examine the case of the 27-year-old Morocc»»»

MONTEVIDEO: Marcelo Bielsa hinted on ‌Thursday that he may not remain as manager of Uruguay beyond July, saying that his job with the team ends with the World Cup. “Our job ends with the World Cup,” Bielsa said at an event organized by the Uruguayan Football Association. Although he did not elabora»»»

ATHENS: The head of a far-left Greek militant group that killed 23 people — among them industrialists, diplomats and a CIA station chief — has been released from a maximum-security prison, officials said Friday. The decision is now being reexamined by a senior prosecutor. Alexandros Giotopoulos, th»»»

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday. Photo by Martial Trezzini/EPA May»»»

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BELGRADE - The wife of Aleksandar Nesovic, a man believed to have been killed in a restaurant in Belgrade's Senjak district, appeared for a hearing at the Higher Public Prosecutors' Office in Belgrade on Friday. Testifying as the injured party, the woman confirmed that her husband had had no confli»»»

PRAGUE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Friday in Prague Serbia needed EU membership for its citizens and its businesses, and not for the sake of having the right of veto or a commissioner. Brnabic said this at a GLOBSEC 2026 panel on The Role of South East Europe in the Global Syst»»»

Honduran President Nasry Asfura described the killings as “another wound Honduras does not deserve” and vowed that those responsible would face justice. File Photo by Ailen Diaz/EPA May 22 (UPI) -- Honduras has ordered an immediate large-scale military and police deployment across the country's nor»»»

The Hague: A hospital in The Netherlands said Friday it had admitted a patient with a "low suspicion" of Ebola, adding that diagnostic results would emerge over the weekend. The patient has been placed in a specialised isolation unit for observation, testing and treatment, according to the Radboud »»»

Consumer sentiment is at a record low, the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers said Friday. File Photo by Michael Reynolds/EPA May 22 (UPI) -- American consumer sentiment in May hit a new historical low, thanks to higher oil prices and the war with Iran, the University of Michigan's Surve»»»

The risk from the deadly Ebola outbreak has been raised to the highest level for the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Friday, as the toll continues to rise. The WHO upgraded its risk assessment level from high to very high for the DR Congo, while keeping the regional»»»

ABU DHABI: Manchester City have officially confirmed that Pep Guardiola will step down from his role as manager this summer. The Catalan, who joined City in 2016, will depart as the club’s most successful manager after an amazing decade of success at the Etihad Stadium, winning 20 trophies. Manches»»»

BRUSSELS: The EU ‌will temporarily lift customs duties on key nitrogen-based fertilizers such as urea and ammonia for one year to mitigate the knock-on effects of the Iran war, the Council of the EU said on Friday. Global fertilizer prices have jumped following the near total closure of the Strait »»»

KYIV: US-brokered talks with Russia are gradually reaching ​the point of exhaustion, Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said on Friday, adding that European engagement ‌could bring ‌a ​new ‌dynamic ⁠to ​the process. “My ⁠impression is that this format is gradually reaching the point where dis»»»

CAIRO: Preparations for “Glory in Giza” continued on Thursday night in Cairo as the the boxers gathered at the Grand Egyptian Museum for the press conference in the presence of Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority. Speaking at the event sponsored by Riyadh Sea»»»

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN health agency was revising upward to “very high” its assessment o»»»

KABUL: Heavy rain and floods have killed at least 24 people in the past 48 hours across Afghanistan, local and disaster officials said on Friday. In the last 24 hours, 15 people were killed in the northern province of Baghlan, two in northeastern Badakhshan and one in central Wardak due to flash fl»»»

Doha: A Qatari refereeing team has been appointed to officiate Saturday's 2026 Malaysia Cup final between Johor Darul Ta'zim and Kuching City, reflecting continued Asian confidence in Qatari officiating. The crew includes referee Mohammed Al Shammari, assistants Yousef Aref Al Shammari and Khalid A»»»

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon Friday killed 10 people, including six paramedics and a Syrian girl, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite the fragile, US-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. The first strike»»»

RT has gained rare access to Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, more than 80 days after US and Israeli strikes left the site in ruins and killed more than 170 people, most of them children. The US has refused to accept responsibility for the strike, with the »»»

President Donald Trump speaks to the press about the new East Wing next to the construction site at the White House in Washington on Tuesday. The project to demolish and replace the East Wing with a 90,000-square-foot ballroom has caused jitters among many members of Congress.. Photo by Samuel Coru»»»