New York: FIFA has banned fans from bringing refillable water bottles into World Cup venues in a last-minute policy change that will force thirsty supporters to pay for bottled water, The Athletic reported on Wednesday. As recently as last month, FIFA's official stadium code of conduct included a c»»»

China said on Friday President Xi Jinping would visit North Korea on a two-day trip from June 8, his first in nearly seven years as Beijing looks to reassert ties with Pyongyang, its only formal treaty ally. Beijing has worked to draw Pyongyang back into its fold after the COVID-19 pandemic froze e»»»

VIENNA: The U.N. nuclear watchdog has been unable to inspect nuclear facilities in Iran affected by the war last June according to a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog circulated to member states and seen Thursday by The Associated Press. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) »»»

The hourly labour cost, adjusted for the number of working days, increased 3.77% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period of 2025 and was 1.4% higher than in the previous quarter, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on Thursday.According to the i»»»

The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) clarified on Thursday that the identification and selection of suppliers for projects financed through the SAFE instrument are carried out by an inter-institutional working group coordinated by the head of the Prime Minister's Chancellery, under a single proc»»»

Digi Romania and the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) have signed a framework agreement worth 196 million euros for the development of a data centre and an integrated platform for the evaluation of large language models (LLMs) specialising in the field of cybersecurity, as part of the SAFE / Rea»»»

Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Oana Toiu attended the OECD Council Ministerial Meeting in Paris on June 3-4, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's main annual ministerial-level forum for strategic dialogue, where Romania presented the 100 reforms it has implemented as part o»»»

The NATO DIANA Board of Directors approved at its meeting on Wednesday in Madrid, Spain, the proposal to include five new Romania-based DIANA Testing Centres in next year's budget, the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics - ICI Bucharest announced in a release.The initiati»»»

President Nicusor Dan will participate, on Friday, in Tivat, Montenegro, at the European Union - Western Balkans Summit, the Presidential Administration reports.EU and Western Balkan leaders are meeting six months after the last summit, which took place in Brussels, reaffirming the solidity of thei»»»

The leader of the AUR (opposition )senators, Petrisor Peiu, criticized, on Thursday, the appointment of Eugen Tomac as prime minister, because he would not be a technocrat, but "a party activist" and claimed that the solution would be early elections."Nicusor Dan's regime is beginning to resemble t»»»

The President of the UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, declared on Thursday, after the President of the country appointed Eugen Tomac to form a new government, that his The President of the UDMR, Kelemen Hunor, declared on Thursday, after the President of the country appointed Eugen Tomac to form a new governme»»»

Social Democratic Party (PSD) President Sorin Grindeanu declared on Thursday that, in order to support the new Government, PSD wants the observance of certain principles, namely the resumption of investments and economic stimulation to recover lost jobs, the protection of Romanians with low and med»»»

The National Liberal Party (PNL) announced on Thursday that it will next week "seriously" analyse the government programme and political formula proposed by prime minister-designate Eugen Tomac, while maintaining its decision not to participate in or support a government in which the Social Democra»»»

USR representatives will talk with Eugen Tomac, the appointed premier, “out of respect for the president and responsibility for the coutry”, said party president Dominic Fritz on Thursday. “Out of respect for the president and with responsibility for the country, we will speak with Eugen Tomac, the»»»

President Nicusor Dan picked on June 4 MEP Eugen Tomac for prime minister.Under the Constitution, the prime-minister-designate must seek, within ten days of nomination, seek Parliament's confidence vote on the government program and full Cabinet list. The only solution currently is a prime minister»»»

A closer look at Al Annabi’s Group B opponents: Switzerland, Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s quest for a first-ever FIFA World Cup knockout stage berth will hinge on how they navigate a challenging but not insurmountable Group B featuring Switzerland, co-hosts Canada and Bosn»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HM King Frederik X of the Kingdom of Denmark on the occasion of his country's National Day.»»»

DUBAI: Argentine chef Norberto Valdez Palacios brings more than two decades of global experience to his role as executive chef of the Red Sea Edition in Saudi Arabia. A pivotal chapter in his career, he says, was working with Mauro Colagreco at MGM Cotai in Macao, which helped refine his culinary p»»»

ST. PETERSBURG: Saudi Arabia’s minister of industry and mineral resources affirmed that the Kingdom is seeking to play a central role in the mining and minerals sector comparable to its role in stabilizing global energy supplies. Bandar Alkhorayef said this would be achieved through building intern»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese Presidency: President Aoun discussed Lebanese-Iranian relations with Lebanon’s ambassador to Iran, Hassan Abbas 05-06-2026 09:35 A»»»

The armed wing of influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's movement handed over on Thursday its security responsibilities to the Iraqi army in Samarra city. The Saraya al-Salam are part of the pro-Iran Popular Mobilization Forces and hold security responsibilities in several regions, notably Samarra. S»»»

Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since being appointed, his health condition is a mystery, and it's unclear how much power he wields. But over three months after his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei was killed in an air strike at the start of the US-Israeli »»»

A highly active volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted several times on Friday, spewing towering ash columns into the sky and forcing a local airport to close, authorities said. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island erupted at 11:15 am local time (0315 GMT), sending volcanic material 2.5 kilometr»»»

A new scientific and industrial cluster dedicated to the development, testing and production of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) is set to be established in north-west Russia. The agreement was signed during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The project will bring together St Pet»»»

Bishkek Mayor Aibek Dzhunushaliev demonstrated to Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksander Turchin the operation of a waste processing facility. According to the press service of the municipality, they visited the Bishkek sanitary landfill. It should be noted that a waste sorting line was commissioned »»»

From June 5, 2026, frequencies to Dubai will gradually increase from two to five daily flights Doha, Qatar: Qatar Airways continues to increase its capacity between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by gradually expanding frequencies between Hamad International Airport (DOH) and Dubai Intern»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent: Since dawn, enemy drones have targeted the towns of Zibdin, Nabatieh, Haboush, Harouf, and Abba, coinciding with ai»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: Netanyahu said there is no agreement now and that Hezbollah opposes it, and if there is a change, he will put a proposal to »»»

As dawn breaks over Nigeria's Okomu National Park, an exhausted wildlife caretaker prepares milk formula for Agbaibor, a months-old orphaned forest elephant rescued after wandering out of the rainforest alone. "The baby elephant has to take two liters of this per meal," said Joshua Aribasoye, one o»»»

Jakarta: A highly active volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted several times on Friday, spewing towering ash columns into the sky and forcing a local airport to close, authorities said. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island erupted at 11:15 am (0315 GMT), sending volcanic material 2.5 kilometres»»»

Iran's crude oil exports fell to their lowest level in at least six years in May, according to industry tracking firms. This comes amid tighter US sanctions enforcement and blockade — shipping restrictions sharply reduced the flow of Iranian barrels to international markets. 'Dual blockade'The US C»»»

OKOMU: As dawn breaks over Nigeria’s Okomu National Park, an exhausted wildlife caretaker prepares milk formula for Agbaibor, a months-old orphaned forest elephant rescued after wandering out of the rainforest alone. “The baby elephant has to take two liters of this per meal,” said Joshua Aribasoye»»»

As house prices continue to reach record levels across much of Hungary, finding affordable accommodation is becoming increasingly difficult for young people, university students and workers. One possible answer may lie in expanding the country’s rental housing sector, which is expected to become a »»»

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said the Syrian authorities handed over to the Secretariat team in Damascus 34 sealed cardboard boxes of documents that are being processed and further analyzed. Briefing the UN Security Council on the implementation of Resolution 2118»»»

Mali's military government on Thursday offered a $3.5 million reward for information leading to the arrest or killing of the leader of Al-Qaeda's Sahel branch. Iyad Ag Ghaly, head of the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), is the region's most wanted man as the leader of the biggest »»»

Sydney: Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs. More than 100,000 contraband cockroaches were found in a raid on a commercial breeder in the town of Bathurst,»»»

An "extremely intelligent" bear that injured four people in northern Japan remains at large as of Friday, after apparently unlatching a window while evading capture and turning on a water tap, officials said. A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a jump in s»»»

Tokyo: An "extremely intelligent" bear that injured four people in northern Japan remains at large as of Friday, after apparently unlatching a window while evading capture and turning on a water tap, officials said. A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a ju»»»

Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs. More than 100,000 contraband cockroaches were found in a raid on a commercial breeder in the town of Bathurst, west of»»»

Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, and the militant group demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as more fighting there hampered efforts to end the Iran war. The Hezbollah announcement came as Israeli strikes killed»»»

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The EU said Wednesday that it would loosen its spending rules to help member states manage soaring energy prices sparked by the Middle East war.EU economy commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said Brussels would allow more leeway for measures that help countries move away from depend»»»

LONDON — Oil prices and the dollar retreated Thursday while stock markets were mixed as traders tracked conflicting events in the Middle East war, while a disappointing outlook from US chipmaker Broadcom weighed on AI stocks.Iran reported "no tangible progress" in negotiations on ending the war, ev»»»

Philip Morris Middle East, an affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI) has introduced the IQOS ILUMA i Electric Purple to the UAE market, making the country the second in the region to receive the device following its recent global rollout. The launch, held at the IQOS Boutique in Dubai Mall,»»»

LONDON: The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, on Thursday ratified a voting system for the Palestinian National Council election scheduled for November. It will be the first time that members of the council, which was established in 1964 and is the Palestinian parliament, have been chosen by a »»»

Kyrgyzstan will propose fundamental changes to the United Nations Charter. President Sadyr Japarov stated this in an interview with Kabar news agency. According to him, he was confident back in February that Kyrgyzstan would be elected and instructed Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev to begin the n»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov signed a decree appointing Minister of Economy and Commerce Bakyt Sydykov as his Special Representative for Special Assignments (on sanctions policy and minimizing sanctions risks). The purpose of the document is to ensure coordination of government agencies’ a»»»

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has blamed Berlin’s failure to secure a seat at the UN Security Council on his country’s superior moral positions. If only there were a German word for that… Read more Germany blames Russia over UN Security Council humiliation Germany failed to win a temporar»»»

US President Donald Trump said his administration had considered sending forces into Iran to seize its highly enriched uranium, but rejected the idea due to the risk of American casualties. Such an operation would have required US forces to remain in a war zone for “a week to two weeks,” with heavy»»»

GENEVA: The Palestinian ambassador to the UN, surrounded by his counterparts from Arab and Muslim countries, called on the United States on Thursday to stop Israel’s annexation of its territories.“I know that President (Donald) Trump is capable, and he has the tools to stop Netanyahu in his tracks,»»»

WASHINGTON:US President ​Donald Trump on Thursday said that Washington did not need a deal with Iran to get enriched ‌uranium from ‌the ​country.“We ‌could ⁠get ​it right ⁠now. I don’t think they could stop us if we wanted, but there’s no ⁠reason to. It’s ‌entombed,” ‌he told reporters ​in ‌the Ova»»»