Dubai: UAE supermarkets are ramping up fresh meat imports ahead of Eid Al Adha, with major retailers sourcing from Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, South Africa and Brazil to keep shelves stocked during one of the busiest periods for meat demand. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, C»»»

Manila: What unfolded on May 11 inside the Senate complex in Pasay quickly escalated from routine plenary into a constitutional and political spectacle. At the centre: Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, who reappeared in the chamber after a six-month absence just as law enforcement officers attempted to serv»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump announces he has selected the path forward for his Golden Dome missile defense system in May 2025 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. A report by a nonpartisan office said Tuesday said the system could cost $1.2 trillion, far more than Trump said du»»»

ABU DHABI: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to Rosen Zhelyazkov on the occasion of taking the constitutional oath as Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minis»»»

TechnologyUnited States of AmericaOpenAI boss Sam Altman says Musk wanted control of companyKate Hairsine with AP, Reuters and AFPSam Altman testified in trial that could determine the future of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. https://p.dw.com/p/5DfRQSam Altman arrives in federal court before t»»»

Washington DC: US President Donald Trump stated that the US is going to win the war "peacefully or otherwise", repeating his claim that the Iranian military has been decimated. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters ahead of his departure to China. When asked if he looks for an interventio»»»

OpenAI creator Sam Altman and other leaders in artificial intelligence testify before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Altman took the witness stand Tuesday as OpenAI co-founder Elon sues the company, Altman and President Greg Br»»»

Kuwait’s Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that security authorities have arrested a fugitive convict who fled the country before completing the remainder of his prison sentence, following coordination with Saudi Arabia. The ministry said the arrest was carried out as part of ongoing security coope»»»

QNA Doha The Engineers Without Borders – Qatar programme, under the Qatar Society of Engineers, has launched engineering clinic services and announced the start of receiving applications from citizens wishing to benefit from its services. The programme said in a statement on Tuesday that this step,»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Charity (QC) has brought about a tangible transformation for female vegetable vendors at the “Al-Afia Market” in the Chadian capital, N’Djamena. Through a strategic income-generating development project, 100 women have transitioned from precarious, informal labour to»»»

QNA Doha The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) has launched a new package of electronic services during the first quarter of this year, including 29 services through its website and 57 services through its mobile application Bee’ah, to simplify procedures, improve the quality of se»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Minister of Public Health HE Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud on Tuesday inaugurated the event marking the International Nurses Day. The event is organised by the Ministry of Public Health to celebrate the nursing staff and to emphasise their essential role in the healthcare»»»

QNA DOHA The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has launched the 18th National Scientific Research and Innovation Exhibition 2026, in partnership with the Qatar Research, Development and Innovation (QRDI) Council, under the theme ‘Promising Researchers for Qatar’. The event runs until May 1»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Museums will spotlight the power of books to connect audiences with art, culture and heritage at the 35th Doha International Book Fair (DIBF), presenting a curated selection of new releases, award-winning publications, and exhibition catalogues spanning art, design, »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar National Library will participate in the 35th Doha International Book Fair (DIBF), taking place from May 14 to 23 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC), with an interactive booth that offers an engaging and inspiring experience for visitors of all ages.»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s plan to put weapons in space — pitched as a “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program — is estimated to cost $1.2 trillion over a 20-year period, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a far heftier sum than the initial $175 bi»»»

Russian forces launched attacks in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region on Tuesday, killing at ​least six people, regional officials said, after the expiry of a US-mediated ceasefire. Ukrainian officials said Russia launched more than 200 drones overnight, putting an end to hopes that the three-day ceas»»»

RIYADH: Al-Nassr were mere seconds from securing the Saudi Pro League title for the first time since 2019 when their moment of glory was snatched away in dramatic fashion. With his team protecting a 1-0 lead in a tense and chaotic Capital Derby, and the home crowd at Al-Awwal Park poised to erupt i»»»

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani participated in the Multinational Military Mission meeting on the Strait of Hormuz, to which he was invited by Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom John Healey and Fre»»»

On bilateral relations, Sheikh Mohammed described Qatar-Turkiye ties as a “strong partnership” that has expanded significantly in recent years under the leadership of both countries. He said cooperation between Doha and Ankara now spans political, economic, energy, and military sectors, reflecting »»»

Lawmakers at a Senate committee hearing Tuesday focused on the impact of fertilizer prices and supply chain disruptions on the agricultural economy. Photo by Farooq Khan/EPA WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- Farmers and lawmakers called on the Trump administration Tuesday to lift duties on imported phosp»»»

Manila: The Philippine passport has shown modest but steady gains in global mobility rankings over the past eight years, according to a visa tracking site. The Philippine passport has climbed from the low 70s and 80s in the early 2020s to its current position around 61st to 73rd (depending on the i»»»

Cairo: Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, has strongly condemned the infiltration of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) elements into Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island to carry out hostile acts, which resulted in the injury of a member of the Kuwaiti armed forces. In a»»»

An informed source told Fars News Agency that Iran will not enter a second round of talks with the United States without five confidence-building measures being met. The source emphasized that the conditions announced by Iran represent the minimum guarantees necessary to build trust before any talk»»»

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Pentagon's $1.5 trillion budget request Tuesday at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. During the hearing, defense officials revealed the cost of the Iran war has risen to $29 billion. Pho»»»

Damascus, May 12 (SANA) The first Syria-UAE Investment Forum, held over two days in Damascus with the participation of President Ahmad al-Sharaa and a large UAE economic and investment delegation, marked what both sides described as a qualitative shift in bilateral relations — from renewed diplomat»»»

The Islamic Resistance escalated on Tuesday its attacks on the Israeli occupation forces, South Lebanon, dealing a major blow to Al-Abbad site which lies directly on the Border between Houla town and the Palestinian territories. In this regard, Hezbollah Military Media issued five out of 25 stateme»»»

WASHINGTON, United States: Secretary of State Marco Rubio was heading Tuesday to Beijing with President Donald Trump despite being under Chinese sanctions — a breakthrough apparently made possible after China changed his name’s transliteration. As a US senator, Rubio, now 54 and visiting China for »»»

WASHINGTON/LONDON/BAGHDAD: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he does not think he ​will need China’s help to end the war with Iran, even as hopes for a lasting peace deal dwindled and Tehran tightened its grip over the Strait of Hormuz. Ahead of a high-stakes summit in Beijing, Trump said h»»»

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed differences with President Xi Jinping over the US and Israel’s conflict in Iran as he headed to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with the Chinese leader. Trump has been unsuccessfully pressing Xi to use China’s considerable leverage to prod I»»»

Investigator said Tuesday that the pedestrian hit and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane at Denver International Airport died by suicide. File photo by CJ Gunther/EPA-EFE May 12 (UPI) -- A man fatally struck by a Frontier Airlines aircraft on Friday at Denver International Airport died by suicide,»»»

LONDON: Israel is using access to water as a weapon of war and a tool of collective punishment against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, Medecins Sans Frontieres has said in a new report. The aid group and other organizations have also given warning that families face dehydration and disease»»»

LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attempted infiltration of Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island this month by an Iranian armed group sent by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with the aim of carrying out hostile acts. The ministry said the action violated Kuwaiti sovereignty,»»»

Tunis, May 12 (TAP Correspondent Besma Chettaoui) - The 17th International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World” opened on Tuesday in the Russian city of Kazan, bringing together official, economic and media delegations from more than 100...»»»

Doha: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani participated in the Multinational Military Mission meeting in the Strait of Hormuz, to which he was invited by Secretary of State for Defense of the United Kingdom HE John Heale»»»

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary has left his post after 13 months on the job, President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo May 12 (UPI) -- Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary has left the administration after 1»»»

LONDON: The Saudi foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, met his British counterpart, Yvette Cooper, in London on Tuesday to discuss security and the economic repercussions of the ongoing tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. They stressed that any attempt to use the strait as a tool for political»»»

Tunis, May 12 (TAP) – Speaker of the National Council of Regions and Districts (CNRD) Imed Derbali met on Tuesday with Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia, accompanied by a high-level parliamentary delegation and Canada’s...»»»

DAMASCUS: Syrian authorities said Tuesday that they had arrested a former air force chief of staff under Bashar Assad who was sanctioned by the European Union including for his role in chemical attacks. Since Assad’s December 2024 overthrow, Syria’s new Islamist authorities have periodically announ»»»

Vice President JD Vance waves at an event Monday on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington D.C. Vance will visit Bangor, Maine, on Thursday. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo May 12 (UPI) -- Vice President JD Vance will visit Bangor, Maine, on Thursday, his office and the executi»»»

Tunis, May 12 (TAP) - Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri attended on Tuesday evening at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi the closing of the Africa-France Summit “Africa Forward,” which brought together 35 heads of state and...»»»

Rome: Serie A are to appeal the rescheduling of this weekend's Rome derby which city authorities moved from Sunday to Monday to avoid clashing with the Italian Open men's final. In a statement, Rome's prefect said that in order to manage "public order and urban mobility concurrently with a world-cl»»»

Tunis, May 12 (TAP) - Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri delivered Tunisia’s address on Tuesday at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi during the plenary session on peace and security, held as part of the Africa-France Summit...»»»

Eng. Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, has announced the acceleration of digital transformation projects aimed at refining the local fuel trading system. In a significant leap towards modernization, projects such as the automated warehouse measurement system (RTG) and compr»»»

Polycystic ovary syndrome was renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome Tuesday by patients and medical organizations. File Photo by UPI | License Photo May 12 (UPI) -- Polycystic ovary syndrome, known to more than 170 million women suffering from the condition worldwide, was renamed polyend»»»

Israel has intensified its “brutal bombardment” of southern Lebanon, expanding evacuation orders to more villages, RT correspondent Steve Sweeney has reported from Beirut. Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 87 people in the neighboring country since Friday, according to the Lebanese Health Min»»»

GOTLAND, Sweden: The war game scenario was this: One of NATO ‘s newest members, Sweden, was under threat by an unnamed country that was building up troops along the military alliance’s eastern border. And in an unusual twist, non-NATO member Ukraine was there to advise on drone warfare — and delive»»»

Tunis, May 12 (TAP) - Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri delivered Tunisia’s address on Tuesday at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi during the plenary session on peace and security, held as part of the Africa-France Summit...»»»

Tunis, May 12 (TAP Correspondent Besma Chettaoui) – TAP news agency is taking part in the media forum of the “Russia–Islamic World Strategic Vision Group,” held on May 14 in Kazan, capital of Tatarstan, as part of the Kazan Economic Forum 2026 under...»»»

Then-Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak attends a meeting with U.S. officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 11, 2025. Yermak, who resigned his position in November, faces money laundering charges. File Photo courtesy Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministry | License Photo May 12 (UPI) --»»»