MAKKAH AL MUKARRAMAH: Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs and Head of the Qatari Hajj Mission HE Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al Ghaneminaugurated the medical unit of the Qatari Hajj Mission in the sacred sites of Saudi Arabia as part of the mission's comprehensive preparations to provide t»»»

Tunis, May 21 (TAP) - The Ministry of National Defence on Thursday affirmed that the national army is a republican force founded on discipline, entrusted with the mission of defending the homeland, preserving its independence and guaranteeing the...»»»

The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) and Aldar signed a strategic partnership today to accelerate Emiratisation in the education sector through a structured talent development roadmapaimed at driving ninefold increase in UAE Nationals representation across key roles in Aldar o»»»

Panting puppies lie exhausted, wedged between the plastic bags and cartons spilling down a hillside in northern Kosovo, while other dogs snuffle around the dump hunting for edible morsels. The sheer number of canines roaming free has become bothersome, and locals in the Podujevo district have draft»»»

BEIJING - With a population of more than 1.4 billion, China is one of the world's most populous countries as well as one of the fastest-growing economies, whose cities are growing at an incredible pace while history and culture remain deeply intertwined with everyday life. Tanjug had an opportunity»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian government announced on Thursday it had adopted decisions approving a Football Association of Serbia (FSS) bid to host the 2029 UEFA Europa League final in Belgrade. At a government session, decisions were also adopted granting "consent to the candidacy of the School Sports A»»»

Amid the conflict in Ukraine, voices in the German establishment increasingly call for strengthening the armed forces to counter the perceived Russian menace. Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to make the German army the strongest in Europe, while Defense Minister Boris Pistorius warns of a new»»»

BRUSSELS - In its Spring 2026 European Economic Forecast, the European Commission has downgraded its projection of Serbia's GDP growth this year to 2.8 pct, but said growth would rebound to 3.9 pct in 2027 thanks to major EXPO 2027-related investments and rising wages and pensions. In the Autumn 20»»»

Abu Dhabi Awards in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, has announced the winners of its nationwide Schools Competition, launched at the beginning of the 2025–2026 academic year. The initiative aims to encourage students to participate in the nominations campaign and to promote the values»»»

Beirut: Lebanon has intensified contacts with the United States to pressure the Israeli entity into halting the attacks and agreeing to a ceasefire, according to an official Lebanese source. The source told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that Lebanon is maintaining daily communication with the US mediator»»»

Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov held a meeting with Stephen Doughty, UK Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories, in Sofia on Thursday, the Defence Ministry said in a press release. They discussed deepening industrial cooperation between Bulgaria and the United Kingdom»»»

MADINAH: Quba Mosque in Madinah is witnessing a massive influx of visitors. The first mosque built in Islamic history, the site holds profound religious and historic significance and is currently being supported by intensive guidance and organizational efforts to enable visitors to perform their pr»»»

Dubai: At least eight people were killed and six others injured after a six-storey residential building collapsed in a densely populated neighbourhood of the Moroccan city of Fez, local media reported. The building collapsed in the early hours of Thursday in the Ain Al Naqbi district, triggering em»»»

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has launched a new cargo shipping service linking Jeddah Islamic Port with Salalah in Oman and the Port of Djibouti, as the Kingdom accelerates efforts to strengthen maritime connectivity and position itself as a regional logistics hub. According to Saudi state te»»»

Tunis, May 21 (TAP) - Speaker of the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) Brahim Bouderbala met Thursday at the Bardo Palace with Japan's Ambassador to Tunisia Saito Jun, who briefed him on the specific workings of the parliamentary...»»»

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis waves after speaking at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Polis' own state party voted to censure him for granting clemency to Tina Peters, a former county clerk who allowed someone to steal election information. File Photo by David Banks/UPI | License Ph»»»

Madrid: Spanish rider Alex Marquez will be sidelined for at least the next two MotoGP races after suffering two fractures in a horror crash at the Catalan Grand Prix last weekend, his Gresini Racing team said Thursday. "Alex Marquez will miss the Mugello and Balaton Grands Prix," Gresini said on so»»»

Russia’s Northern Fleet was engaged in a large-scale nuclear weapons exercise when a Chinese naval delegation arrived on the Kola Peninsula. A meeting between representatives of the two countries’ naval medical services took place on 21 May 2026, according to the Northern Fleet’s newspaper Na Straz»»»

Doha, Qatar: Visit Qatar has announced the winners of “Qatar Through Your Lens”, the nationwide content creation competition celebrating the nation’s culture, lifestyle, and experiences through the lens of its community. Open to citizens and residents, the competition ran from October 1 until Decem»»»

MIAMI: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that Cuba accepted an offer of $100 million in aid but that it was unclear if Washington would agree to Havana’s terms. Cuba has publicly only said that it was reviewing the offer made by Rubio and tensions have risen after the United States on»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of European Integration Nemanja Starovic and Ukrainian Deputy PM for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka signed on Thursday in Belgrade a MoU on cooperation in European integration. "Starovic and Kachka stressed the importance of mutual support between th»»»

FRANKFURT: Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer ‌has come out of international retirement to compete in next month’s World Cup after being named on Thursday as the starting goalkeeper in Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann’s squad for the tournament. Nagelsmann made the decision after having long labelled Hoff»»»

WASHINGTON: A diplomatic deal ​between the United States and Iran would be unfeasible if Tehran implemented a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told ‌reporters on ‌Thursday. “No one ​in ‌the ⁠world ​is in ⁠favor of the tolling system. It can’t happen. It woul»»»

Three people have died during flooding in southern Türkiye on Thursday, officials said, as the Interior Ministry issued weather warnings for 15 of the country's 81 provinces. Heavy rainfall in Hatay, the province most affected by a devastating earthquake in 2023, caused the Asi river, also known as»»»

BELGRADE - A body suspected to be that of a man identified with the initials A N, who went missing in Belgrade on May 12, was found in a barrel in the Indjija municipality, northwestern Serbia, on Thursday, Tanjug learns. Pursuant to an order from the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, »»»

BusinessGermanyWill Germany's aviation tax cut lower ticket prices?Astrid Prange de OliveiraThe tax cut aims to ease the burden on the aviation industry and make flying slightly cheaper. However, some experts warn it is unlikely to have a meaningful impact on ticket prices. https://p.dw.com/p/54mh5»»»

Tunis, May 21 (TAP) - The obligation to install a cash register will be extended, from July 1, 2026, to all enterprises (legal persons) operating in the on-site consumption services sector in Tunisia.This measure marks the launch of the second phase...»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Minister of State for Energy Affairs HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, met today, May 21, 2026, in Doha with the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, HE Ekperikpe Ekpo, to discuss cooperation in the energy sector. According to a statement shar»»»

DEIR QANOUN EN-NAHR, Lebanon: Mourners gathered in a southern Lebanese town on Thursday to bury victims from an Israeli airstrike earlier this week that killed 14 people, the deadliest single bombing raid on Lebanon since the announcement of a tenuous ceasefire last month. The toll from Israel’s st»»»

PARIS: Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic will not be able to meet until the French Open final after the pair were placed in opposite halves of the draw on Thursday. Sinner, the red-hot title favorite in the absence of injured rival Carlos Alcaraz, will start his bid for a maiden Roland Garros crown »»»

DAKAR: Senegal’s Sadio Mane is a key selection ‌in the 28-man World Cup squad named by coach Pape Thiaw on Thursday as the influential forward looks to make up for lost time having missed the finals four years ago in Qatar through injury. Thiaw will have to trim his squad by two players ahead of th»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in coordination with the Ministry of Municipality, announced the launch of the National Initiative to Encourage Local Production and Support AdahiAnimals for the year 1447 AH. The sale of Adahi animals under the initiative begins on Thursday and will con»»»

The next phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will move beyond energy and infrastructure to focus on agriculture, industry, IT, mining, and the digital economy. The first phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has set the stage for Phase 2, which will focus on agricult»»»

Dubai: EFG Hermes hosted the DFM Investor Day at Nasdaq Dubai in partnership with Dubai Financial Market (DFM), bringing together institutional investors and executives from listed companies with a combined market capitalisation exceeding Dh120 billion. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the»»»

Dubai: Over the past two decades, the UAE has undergone a profound transformation in SME finance. What was once a traditional lending environment has rapidly evolved into one of the most dynamic, digitally advanced credit ecosystems in the region. While partly driven by market forces, this shift is»»»

By order of Prime Minister Rumen Radev, Stanimir Stanev has been appointed Deputy Justice Minister and Senya Terzieva-Zhelyazkova, Deputy Minister of Education and Science, the Government Information Service reported. On May 13, Asya Pandzherova was relieved of her duties as Deputy Minister of Educ»»»

RIGA: Latvia said on Thursday it had detected at least one drone flying in the country’s airspace and that NATO fighter jets were activated to combat the threat, the latest in a series of such security incidents in the Baltic region. The Latvian Armed Forces later announced that the threat had ende»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces on Thursday sealed off the headquarters of the Zakat Funds Committee, associated with the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, in the town of Jenin in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. They stormed the offices, seized items, and ordered a closure. I»»»

NEW ‌DELHI: India wants to secure the return of its ships stranded in the Gulf before sending any vessels back to load fuel, a senior government official said on Thursday. “Our priority is to get all our ships out of the Strait of Hormuz,” said Mukesh Mangal, additional secretary at India’s ministr»»»

LONDON: The Premier League will say goodbye to West Ham or Tottenham on Sunday. Mohamed Salah and Bernardo Silva, too. Likely Pep Guardiola as well. Emotions are sure to run high in the final round of a season that has already delivered a relatively new champion — Arsenal hadn’t won the title since»»»

BRUSSELS - In its Spring 2026 European Economic Forecast, the European Commission has downgraded its projection of Serbia's GDP growth this year to 2.8 pct, but said growth would rebound to 3.9 pct in 2027 thanks to major EXPO 2027-related investments and rising wages and pensions. In the Autumn 20»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese Health Ministry updates toll of Israeli aggression since March 2, 2026, recording 3089 martyrs and 9397 injuries: statement 21-05-»»»

RIYADH: If Hajj were not a mandatory pillar of Islam, would Muslims still go through the trouble of performing it, year after year? The unfaithful might say no, why bother? But once you sit with Muslims, just for a short while, and hear a few of the Ummah’s stories, you realize that the faith that »»»

JEDDAH: A Jeddah car showroom was transformed into a Hajj-themed art gallery this month, displaying works from modern and contemporary Saudi artists. Inspired by the spirit of the Hajj season, the “Where the Journey Begins” art exhibition was a collaborative showcase by Genesis Mohamed Yousuf Naghi»»»

Away from the international spotlight, developments in Sudan's three-year civil war may mark the beginning of a profound transformation. With America’s eyes on Iran and the Gulf, and with Europe’s eyes on Ukraine, several relatively unnoticed signs suggest that the battlefield situation in Africa’s»»»

Kuwait: Kuwait's stock market closed higher on Thursday, with the General Index gaining 65.25 points, or 0.75 percent, to settle at 8,712.50 points.a A total of 450.3 million shares were traded through 24,793 cash transactions, with a total value of KWD 112.5 million (approximately USD 344.2 millio»»»

DOHA: The Police Academy, represented by the Police Officers Institute, celebrated the graduation of several mandatory and specialized courses held during the first half of 2026. The ceremony was attended by Major General Dr Abdullah Yusuf Al Mal, Legal Advisor to the Minister of Interior and Gener»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut met on Thursday in Belgrade with Ukrainian Deputy PM for European and Euro-Atlantic integration Taras Kachka, who is also the country's trade representative, to discuss Serbia-Ukraine bilateral relations and opportunities for advancement of cooperation in commerce,»»»