RIYADH: Three months after the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran, the Middle East remains gripped by instability, stretching from Gaza and Lebanon to Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. For Nomi Bar-Yaacov, the veteran human rights lawyer and international peace negotiator, the ver»»»

Omani customs authorities have seized more than six kilograms of marijuana concealed in the luggage of a passenger arriving at Muscat International Airport, as the Sultanate continues its efforts to combat drug smuggling. Customs officials said 17 packages of marijuana weighing a total of 6.179kg w»»»

Israeli troops have captured Beaufort castle in Lebanon, built in Crusader times – and a symbol of Israel's advancement deeper into Lebanese territory. Israeli forces have used it as a base during its two decade occupation of Lebanon. Israel has called on Lebanese civilians to evacuate yet more tow»»»

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus traveled to Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday to show his support to the residents of the capital of Ituri Province, the epicentre of a severe Ebola virus outbreak. There have been at least 1,077 suspecte»»»

France has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council after Israeli forces seized the medieval Beaufort castle in Lebanon, the French foreign minister said Sunday, AFP reported. "I have requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council because, while w»»»

LONDON: Jordan condemned the “provocative and reckless” storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem by a group of Israeli settlers. On Sunday, settlers raised Israeli flags on the steps leading to the Dome of the Rock, chanting and singing the Israeli national anthem under the protection »»»

Less than a month after taking office on May 8, Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s government launched a broad overhaul of key state institutions, replacing senior officials across the security, customs, energy, agriculture, food safety, and administrative sectors. The changes follow a familiar pattern i»»»

1 of 4 | Protestors and federal agents clash outside Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday. Photo by Angelina Katsanis/UPI | License Photo May 31 (UPI) -- Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras J. Baraka instituted a curfew early Sunday in the area around an immigration detention facility wh»»»

While thousands of UAE residents are currently scrambling to lock in travel plans ahead of the upcoming two-month school summer holiday, a smooth European getaway is far from a guarantee. In fact, choosing the wrong diplomatic mission right now could completely derail your vacation before it even b»»»

Saudi Arabia will begin issuing Umrah visas for the new Umrah season from today, May 31, marking the start of preparations for the 1448 AH season following the conclusion of this year's Hajj. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said the visa issuance and the arrival of international pilgrims for the new»»»

Saudi Arabia's Mutlaq Al-Ghowairi Contracting Co. has set the price range for its initial public offering (IPO) at between 11 riyals ($2.9) and 12.5 riyals ($3.3) per share, and began the institutional book-building period ahead of a planned offering of 30 percent of its shares on the Saudi Exchang»»»

BusinessPortugalSpace race: Why Portugal is reaching for the starsJochen FagetA spaceport is being built on a small Portuguese island in the Atlantic. Is Portugal on the verge of becoming a space nation? https://p.dw.com/p/5EMFPGermany's ATMOS Space Cargo company aims to land its Phoenix transport »»»

Paris, France: French authorities announced Sunday that 780 people were arrested across the country when overnight celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory over Arsenal were marred by violent clashes, and a road accident that killed a young man. Thousands of people poured into»»»

President Joseph Aoun is leading intensive efforts with the Americans in an attempt to reach a ceasefire or de-escalation and to halt the Israeli advance, the al-Modon news portal reported on Sunday "Contacts are ongoing with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an attempt to reach a ceasefire," »»»

Egyptian garlic has become a growing concern for European producers after its exports to the European Union nearly doubled within one year. The development comes as Spanish garlic producers described the Egyptian product as a “dangerous enemy” flooding European markets before the start of the local»»»

Investors are increasingly looking to Asia’s technology supply chain as a major beneficiary of a new wave of expected stock offerings by SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic, betting that fresh capital raised in the US will fuel another round of artificial intelligence-related spending. The expected fundr»»»

Omar Radwan, Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), said Egypt’s capital market is entering a new phase of growth and expansion, supported by the government’s IPO programme, an increase in listed companies, wider market tools, and digital transformation. Speaking during his first televised interv»»»

RIYADH: With the 2026 Hajj season now over and pilgrims leaving Makkah, Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifah, Saudi authorities have begun a major operation: dismantling temporary facilities, maintaining infrastructure and preparing the holy sites for next year’s pilgrimage. According to official statistics»»»

France has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council after Israeli forces seized the medieval Beaufort castle in Lebanon, the French foreign minister said Sunday. "I have requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council because, while we recognise Is»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he ordered the Israeli army to deepen its deployment in Hezbollah strongholds north of the Litani River, noting that "soon Hezbollah will no longer have the ability to threaten northern Israel." Netanyahu also declared that Israeli forces' ca»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Yazbek Addresses Resistance Community: We Are Close to “Third Liberation” 31-05-2026 15:59 PM Head of Hezbollah Juristic Council She»»»

Fifteen-year-old Sofia Ilteryakova of Russia secured her first European Championships medal by winning gold in the hoop event with a score of 29.900 points. The competition took place in Bulgaria, where Russian athletes competed under their national flag and anthem. The team’s participation almost »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago. The fighting in Lebanon has been the broadest spillover of the Iran war,»»»

NEW YORK: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will not attend an annual parade honoring Israel on Sunday, breaking with a decades-long political custom because of his support of Palestinian rights. Though it has gone by different names over the years, the Israel Day parade has always been a must-att»»»

Paris, France: Four-time former champion Iga Swiatek endured a miserable birthday as she was eliminated from the French Open fourth round on Sunday by Marta Kostyuk. The Polish third seed went down 7-5, 6-1 to the 15th seed from Ukraine. Kostyuk, the Madrid Open winner, moved into the quarter-final»»»

A senior lawmaker from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU has proposed requiring Germans to use their homes to pay for elderly care, triggering a political row over social welfare amid the country’s mounting fiscal pressures. The proposal by Albert Stegemann, deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamenta»»»

Saudi Arabia is building a large scale waste processing city south of Mecca as part of efforts to strengthen environmental services and support the growing needs of the holy city and surrounding pilgrimage sites. The project, known as the Waste Processing City, is being developed on an area of 8.5 »»»

Dubai: Saudi authorities have arrested 8,090 people for violating residency, labour and border security regulations during nationwide inspections carried out over the past week, the Ministry of Interior said. The ministry said joint operations conducted from May 21 to 27 resulted in the arrest of 4»»»

Dubai: A rare seasonal Blue Moon, which is also a Micromoon, will rise above the UAE skies tonight, creating one of the year’s most unusual lunar events. To celebrate the occasion, Dubai Astronomy Group (DAG), in collaboration with SEE Institute, will host a special public observation night at SEE »»»

Neem ka Thana, India: Dizzyingly deep pits from large-scale mining scar India's ancient Aravalli mountains, threatening the future of a forested buffer that New Delhi relies on for protection from furnace-hot desert winds. Residents have long protested that the hills of the 700-kilometre (435-mile)»»»

The United States will only send used nuclear-powered submarines to Australia as part of an agreement to "streamline" the AUKUS defence deal in a move branded on Sunday as a "cost-effective" by Defence Minister Richard Marles. Australia is expected to receive at least three so-called»»»

Dubai: Iran has restored access to most of the underground missile facilities targeted during the recent conflict with the United States and Israel, raising fresh questions about the long-term effectiveness of efforts to cripple Tehran’s missile arsenal, according to a CNN investigation based on sa»»»

Sidoarjo, Indonesia: Harwati clasped her hands and offered a prayer on the edge of a sludge lake on the Indonesian island of Java, as dozen of residents gathered to mark two decades since mud volcano eruptions began displacing thousands. On May 29, 2006, the earth in the Sidoarjo district of East J»»»

Amman, May 31 (SANA) Jordan’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by Israeli settlers, where Israeli flags were raised and nationalist slogans were chanted under police protection, describing the incident as a violation of international law and an unacce»»»

SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) - Ukrainian forces struck the transport workshop of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) on Sunday, destroying six buses and two Gazelle vans, the plant's administration said. "Another strike hit the plant's transport workshop today. In recent months, this facility has bec»»»

Nigerian ex-general abducted with his wife in the north-west Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMakuochi OkaforWest Africa reporter, Lagos AFP via Getty ImagesRetired Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar, seen here in 2009, was spokesman for the army a decade ago A retired senior Nigerian military officer»»»

Singapore: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani, visited on Sunday, May 31, 2026, the Singaporean ST Engineering group. During his visit, His Excellency met with Chairman of ST Engineering, Teo Ming Kian, on the sidelin»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Targets Haifa, Nahariya and All Positions of Israeli Forces in South Lebanon with Missiles and Drones 31-05-2026 14:50 PM It is t»»»

Wizz Air is betting that Europe’s tough aviation climate could end up strengthening its hand. As airlines face elevated operating costs and supply-chain disruption, the ultra-low-cost carrier argues its fuel hedging, young fleet and improving aircraft availability will allow it to accelerate growth»»»

Los Angeles, United States: The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in Washington state has risen to 11 as rescuers recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, US authorities said on Saturday. A huge tank holding tens of thousands of gallons of a highly caustic substance imploded»»»

BUNIA, Congo: Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day before yesterd»»»

The Wall Street Journal’s award winning Chief European Political Correspondent Bojan Pancevski speaks to France 24’s Gavin Lee about the anti aging efforts President Putin is undertaking and the 26 billion dollar Russian State backed programme for longevity. Bojan also speaks about his forthcoming »»»

Russia said on May 30 it has recalled its ambassador to Armenia for consultations over what it described as Yerevan's growing rapprochement with the European Union, escalating tensions between the traditional allies just days before Armenia's June 7 general election. The move comes amid a widening »»»

Russia said on May 30 it has recalled its ambassador to Armenia for consultations over what it described as Yerevan's growing rapprochement with the European Union, escalating tensions between the traditional allies just days before Armenia's June 7 general election. The move comes amid a widening »»»

Castletown Bearhaven, Ireland: Almost 2,000 people with the last names O'Sullivan and Sullivan travelled from around Ireland and the world to meet in County Cork on Saturday, in the largest ever recorded gathering of people with the same surname. Guinness World Records representatives verified the »»»

Dubai: Pakistan’s immigration authorities stopped nearly 40,000 passengers from boarding international flights in 2025 as part of a sweeping crackdown on human smuggling and irregular migration, officials said, defending the controversial practice as a life-saving measure rather than a punitive one»»»

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters announced on Saturday night that the country’s Armed Forces are exercising full authority over the management of the Strait of Hormuz, warning that all vessels must comply with Iranian regulations or face “serious risks.” In a statement, the military hea»»»

RIYADH: The handicrafts section at the Saudi pavilion, the guest of honor at the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair, offers visitors a glimpse into the Kingdom’s rich cultural heritage through a selection of traditional crafts representing its diverse regions. Highlights include Sadu weaving, a r»»»

NEW DELHI: Saudi dates are becoming increasingly popular in India, dry fruit traders and the Kingdom’s regulator say, as Indian buyers look for healthier alternatives to sugar and better-quality fruit than the Iranian dates that used to dominate the market. Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Palms »»»

RIYADH: Oman has launched manufacturing investment opportunities worth up to 6.54 million Omani rials ($17 million) each, backed by guaranteed purchase agreements aimed at reducing investor risk and attracting capital. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion unveiled the package»»»