Granadilla de Abona, Spain: Occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has sparked international alarm began flying home from Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday in a complex repatriation operation. Three passengers from the MV Hondius -- a Dutch husband and wife and a Germ»»»

At least four people were trapped underground after an explosion in a coal mine in central Colombia, where a similar accident left nine dead a week ago, authorities said Sunday. The explosion happened on Saturday afternoon at the Las Quintas mine in Pueblo Viejo, a village in Cucunuba municipality,»»»

RIYADH: Not every difference needs to be fixed, some just need the rest of us to pick up a book and learn something about them. Saad Al-Munajem, 26, the founder of stutter support nonprofit Mutalaathem, spoke to Arab News about how his personal experiences encouraged him to create the community. Fo»»»

Istanbul: One shot shows Sophia Loren lifting a glass beneath the adoring gaze of fans. In another frame, Brigitte Bardot lies carefree in the countryside in a T-shirt and jeans. Frozen in time yet alive with glamour and spontaneity, these moments are part of a new exhibition in Istanbul featuring »»»

CAIRO — Egypt signed a strategic partnership agreement with Trafigura to develop major expansions at the Nag Hammadi aluminium complex in Upper Egypt in a project valued at up to $900 million, as Cairo accelerates efforts to strengthen industrial localization, expand exports, and reposition itself »»»

The UAE’s skies are set to witness the rise of the lunar station known as “Al Sharatain” before dawn on May 12, a celestial event long associated in Arab tradition with the beginning of summer and the arrival of hotter conditions across the Arabian Peninsula. Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Board Chairman of th»»»

London: British military personnel carried out an airborne operation to deliver urgent medical support for a suspected Hantavirus patient on a South Atlantic island, ministers said on Sunday. An army specialist team parachuted onto the island of Tristan da Cunha, Britain's most remote overseas terr»»»

DUBAI: The Saudi Music Commission brought its “Marvels of Saudi Orchestra” world tour to Rome on Friday evening with a large-scale performance staged at the Temple of Venus and Rome within the Colosseum Archaeological Park. The concert featured a special appearance by Andrea Bocelli in a showcase c»»»

TEHRAN: The president of the Iranian Football Federation said late Saturday that if Iran dropped out of the World Cup, it would deprive the country of a “major diplomatic asset.” Mehdi Taj was speaking after the federation (FFIRI) said on Saturday that Iran would take part in the men’s football sho»»»

Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has announced that all educational institutions in the emirate will resume on-site learning from Monday, May 11, 2026, following the latest directives from relevant authorities. The move is aligned with comprehensive safety protocols designed»»»

Much of today’s artificial intelligence boom has been built by a simple assumption: that scaling models, data and compute will continue to make systems more capable. That approach has taken us remarkably far. But it is becoming increasingly clear that scaling language models alone may not be enough»»»

Greece’s Air Force is celebrating its 95th anniversary with an air show Sunday above southern Athens involving historic aircraft like its iconic, airworthy Spitfire fighter as well as modern jets, with the participation of Britain’s Red Arrows aerobatic team. The display will start at 6 p.m. with m»»»

KHALU, GILGIT BALTISTAN: Hundreds blocked the Karakoram Highway linking northern Pakistan with the rest of the country in protest on Sunday, accusing law enforcement personnel of killing three innocent persons during an operation in the Diamer district, while an official described those killed as “»»»

The arrival of the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship off Spain’s Tenerife poses little risk of contagion to local residents, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. The Dutch-flagged Atlantic liner, carrying 147 passengers and crew from 23 countries,»»»

Riyadh, May 10 (SANA) Saudi oil giant Aramco reported a 25.5% rise in first-quarter net profit as higher global crude prices and continued energy market tensions boosted revenues.In a statement published Sunday on the Saudi stock exchange website Tadawul and cited by AFP, the company said net incom»»»

The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research have announced the resumption of in-person learning across the UAE from Monday, following a temporary period of remote education introduced as a precautionary measure amid regional tensions. In a statement, the m»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government has increased its medical and technical staff in Saudi Arabia as over 55,000 Hajj pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom, the religious affairs ministry said on Sunday. Around 4,077 Pakistani pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia during the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Religi»»»

JEDDAH: The “Zarabi" exhibition at the House of Islamic Arts in Jeddah Park features works inspired by the visual and spiritual aspects of Hajj. The exhibition, which runs until May 13, brings together traditional craftsmanship, contemporary art, and Arabic calligraphy. It includes artworks inspire»»»

The head of Iran's armed forces unified command met Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and received from him "new guiding measures to pursue military operations and ‌firmly confront ‌adversaries", the ‌semi-official Fars ⁠news reported on ⁠Sunday. The Fars report said that Ali Abdollahi, who commands »»»

Skopje, 7 May 2026 (MIA) - The National Bank has projected the 2026 inflation at 4 percent while the GDP growth at 3.5 percent. For 2027, the central bank projects the inflation at 3 percent and the GDP growth reaching 3.8 percent. The National Bank Council reviewed and adopted Thursday the latest »»»

Health authorities are preparing for the repatriation of the sole Greek national on a luxury cruise ship hit by a potentially fatal virus outbreak in the Atlantic Ocean, officials said Sunday. The Netherlands-flagged MV Hondius with more than 140 people on board arrived off Tenerife in the Canary I»»»

Capitals, May 10 (SANA) Iran’s oil sector is facing growing logistical pressure as escalating maritime tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and tighter U.S. restrictions on shipping activity make it increasingly difficult for the country to transport crude oil to international markets. While Tehran has»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Defence announced that UAE air defence systems intercepted two drones originating from Iran on May 10, 2026. The ministry said that since the beginning of the “blatant Iranian attacks”, UAE air defences have intercepted 551 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles and 2,265»»»

DUBAI: The head of Iran’s armed forces unified command met Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and received from him “new guiding measures to pursue military operations and ‌firmly confront ‌adversaries,” the ‌semi-official Fars ⁠news reported on ⁠Sunday.The Fars report said that Ali Abdollahi, who com»»»

Tunis, May 10 (TAP) — As part of its energy transition program in public institutions, Tunisia plans to replace 270,000 lighting points with LED technology across 140 major public facilities.According to the latest progress update, 50% of the...»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority has equipped firefighting, ambulance and rescue vehicles with smart cameras as part of efforts to strengthen emergency response capabilities, improve access to incident sites and enhance road safety across the emirate. The authority said the new system i»»»

Dubai: Dubai Municipality added nearly 300,000 square metres of green spaces across the emirate during the first quarter of this year, as part of Dubai’s efforts to expand its urban greenery and strengthen environmental sustainability. According to figures published on the Dubai Data platform by Du»»»

Dubai: Israeli warplanes striking an Iranian naval facility on the Caspian Sea in March may have signalled something far bigger than a military raid. The attack on Bandar Anzali — hundreds of miles north of the Strait of Hormuz — exposed what Western officials increasingly see as a critical wartime»»»

ISLAMABAD: For Shahzad Ahmed, a manager at a private firm, the 15-kilometer commute from his home to his office used to be a routine part of his professional life. Now, it is a daily exercise in financial survival. “For quite some time now, we have been getting sudden surprises at midnight,” he tol»»»

The shaky ceasefire in the Iran war was tested again on Sunday when a cargo ship caught fire after being hit by an unknown projectile off Qatar’s coast, and Kuwait's military reported an attack by drones, without specifying where they came from. The attacks were the latest threats to a month-old ce»»»

As students increasingly link degree choices to long-term career outcomes, experts during a panel discussion at Gulf News Edufair highlighted the need for clearer visibility into what happens after graduation. Application to outcome is no longer abstract, it is central to how students assess academ»»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Damascus on Saturday on a visit tackling issues including security, transport and energy. Beirut and Damascus have been rebuilding their ties after the December 2024 overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in Syria, wh»»»

European Union crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib on Saturday urged increased humanitarian access in south Lebanon, where Israel has kept up strikes and Hezbollah has been launching attacks despite a ceasefire. "Humanitarian aid is ready, but too often it cannot reach those who need it most," Lah»»»

Iran has warned that Washington’s partners enforcing sanctions against Tehran will face “difficulties” transiting the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as the Islamic Republic unveils upgraded military capabilities and an expanded target bank. Iranian military spokesman Brigadier General Akrami Nia confi»»»

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) is the longest-standing coalition on the Right of the political spectrum and will represent Right-wing voters while acting as the parliamentary opposition, its leaders said at the start of a national conference of the formation here on Sunday. The meeting is discussing the »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums is inviting the public behind the scenes of its archaeological work at the second edition of Orientation Day 2026, taking place on May 14, 2026, at the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) Auditorium. Qatar Museums invites the public, students, researchers, and heritage enthus»»»

Doha, Qatar: Kuwait announced that it has detected a number of hostile drones in its airspace at dawn on Sunday, May 10, 2026. This is according to the latest statement by the Kuwait Army General Staff Headquarters on X, confirming that the hostile drones detected within Kuwaiti airspace has been d»»»

Doha, Qatar: Governor of the Qatar Central Bank and Chairman of the Qatar Investment Authority Board, HE Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani, met today, May 10, 2026, with William Ford, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Atlantic. During the meeting, they reviewed the latest d»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian military shelled Russian troop positions 676 times in one day, carried out 6,331 drone strikes, and launched eight attacks on Russian positions, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian armed forces carried out 676 shelling»»»

Israel carried out strikes across Lebanon on Saturday, killing at least nine people in the south according to authorities, with raids also targeting a highway not far from Beirut outside of Hezbollah's traditional strongholds. The fresh attacks were some of the most intense since the start of a thr»»»

Cairo — Egypt’s stock market recorded a strong advance in the week of 3–6 May 2026, with investors encouraged by easing inflation, a stronger Egyptian pound and improving foreign reserve data, while regional geopolitical tensions showed signs of stabilisation. The benchmark EGX30 ended the week at »»»

Iran's army warned on Sunday that countries complying with U.S. sanctions against the Islamic republic would face difficulties crossing the Strait of Hormuz. Early this month the U.S. government imposed new sanctions on Iranian interests and warned ships against paying authorities in Tehran to pass»»»

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards threatened Saturday to target U.S. sites in the Middle East if its tankers come under fire, Iranian media reported, as Washington was left waiting for Tehran's response to its latest negotiating position. "Any attack on Iranian tankers and commercial vessels will»»»

Tunis, May 10 (TAP) — The Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, Francis Scarpaleggia, arrived in Tunisia on Sunday morning for an official visit, at the invitation of the Speaker of the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP), Brahim...»»»

More than 800 police officers have been deployed to ensure traffic organization and security in Sofia during the passage of the Giro d’Italia cycling race, with a medical helicopter also available to serve residents in areas with restricted access along the route, Chief Inspector Ivan Georgiev, hea»»»

LONDON: More than 200,000 migrants have arrived on UK shores in small boats since records began in 2018, latest government statistics showed. The tally comes as the anti-immigration party Reform UK surged Thursday in local elections dominated by national issues including immigration. Home Office fi»»»

The concern about hantavirus is mainly theoretical, but it should never be entirely ruled out. These kinds of rather exotic viruses, in terms of their global transmission patterns, do not pose a real threat because of the difficulty in how they are spread, said Prof. Andrey Chorbanov, head of the I»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Defense of the State of Qatar has confirmed that a commercial cargo vessel in the country's territorial waters — northeast of Mesaieed Port — coming from Abu Dhabi, was targeted by a drone on Sunday morning, May 10, 2026. It further added that the incident resulted in a»»»

May 10 : Ukrainian officials reported ‌on Sunday Russian drone strikes and nearly 150 battlefield clashes over the past 24 hours despite a US-brokered ​ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow. US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a three-day ceasefire from May 9 »»»

DUBAI: Kuwait's armed forces ‌detected several ‌hostile ​drones ‌in ⁠Kuwaiti ​airspace early ⁠on ⁠Sunday ‌and responded ‌according ​to ‌established procedures, ‌defense ‌ministry spokesperson Colonel Saud ⁠Abdulaziz Al-Atwan ⁠said.»»»