Labour and Social Policy Minister Nataliya Efremova has instructed teams from the Social Assistance Agency to remain on full alert to provide support to people affected by heavy rainfall and hailstorms across the country, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy said on Tuesday. Under Bulgarian law»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) plans to hold military exercises in the United States in June with representatives from nearly a dozen Central and South Asian nations, CENTCOM said. "CENTCOM is scheduled to host Exercise Regional Cooperation 2026 next month with inter»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Lebanese movement Hezbollah said on Tuesday that it had carried out 20 military operations against the Israeli army in southern Lebanon on Monday. "In defense of Lebanon and its people, in response to the Israeli enemy's violation of the ceasefire, attacks on civilians, and t»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The impending energy crisis that will soon hit the European Union and the United Kingdom will make negotiations between Europe and Russia inevitable, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with fo»»»

TEL AVIV: Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the Iran war, the U.S. ambassador to the country said Tuesday. The comments by Mike Huckabee underline the growing defense relationship between Israel and th»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: A powerful and brutal force confronts a much smaller group with limited resources and support, yet backed by God, the Most H»»»

A meeting chaired by Adilet Orozbekov, Secretary of the Security Council of Kyrgyzstan, was held with the heads of government agencies authorized to combat the financing of criminal activity and money laundering. The head of the Security Council noted that, given the Kyrgyz Republic’s international»»»

Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi discussed on Monday, May 11, 2026, with Secretary-General of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) Farid Ghazali means to support Egyptian-African integration efforts in the energy industry. During the meeting, the minister propose»»»

How worried should we be about hantavirus? 9 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMichelle RobertsDigital health editor Watch: Hantavirus evacuees land in Amsterdam and are escorted to hospital Passengers from the cruise ship struck by a hantavirus outbreak have been evacuated and sent to th»»»

How are countries responding to hantavirus? 11 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSam Hancock ReutersBritons were taken to a hospital in Merseyside on Sunday, having been flown from Tenerife on a chartered flight The last passengers and some crew members have now left a Dutch cruise ship a»»»

Trump ally Kari Lake tapped to be US ambassador to Jamaica 6 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSareen Habeshian Getty Images President Donald Trump has nominated longtime ally Kari Lake to be the next US ambassador to Jamaica. Lake most recently led the Trump administration's efforts to d»»»

LONDON: Last week, the world watched as Paris Saint-Germain edged Bayern Munich in a dramatic UEFA Champions League semifinal. Then at the weekend, global attention turned to Arsenal taking a huge step toward the English Premier League title after beating West Ham United in a tense game. On Tuesday»»»

Copenhagen: The European Union should explore limiting children’s access to social media with possible new rules proposed within months, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. The European Commission president has tasked an expert panel to report back by July on what steps the EU should tak»»»

BRUSSELS: The European ‌Union is planning to invite officials from Afghanistan’s Taliban government to Brussels for their first known official visit, to discuss ways to deport some Afghan migrants back to Afghanistan. Western countries have declined to recognize the Taliban since the Islamist fight»»»

DUBAI: Israeli media has reported that the Israeli army has conducted a military operation - lasting approximately a week - north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon, and that its forces have reached the outskirts of the town of Zawtar al-Sharqiya, about 10 kilometers from the Israeli border. “»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah’s Sheikh Qassem to resistance fighters: You do not die; you either persist in the battlefield or are counted among the martyrs, a»»»

The U.S. Treasury under Secretary Scott Bessent issued sanctions Monday targeting 12 individuals and entities accused of facilitating Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp's sale of oil to China. File Photo by Shawn Thew./UPI | License Photo May 12 (UPI) -- The United States has sanctioned »»»

GERB–UDF will support all three bills revising the Judicial System Act, MP and Parliament Deputy Chair Raya Nazaryan (GERB-UDF) announced before an extraordinary meeting of an ad hoc parliamentary committee on legal affairs. Speaking to journalists at the National Assembly, Nazaryan said her group »»»

Doha, Qatar: Spanish football star Lamine Yamal was spotted waving the Palestinian flag during Barcelona's celebrations on winning the La Liga title. In video shared across social media, the 18-year-old Yamal can be seen waving a Palestinian flag from an open-top bus to the cheers of excited fans c»»»

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates' main gas-processing complex, one of the world's largest, will not resume full capacity until next year, its operator said Tuesday, after it was targeted in the Middle East war. ADNOC Gas said the Habshan site in the capital Abu Dhabi, which supplies gas across the U»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s government has increased the number of buses in Makkah to transport Hajj pilgrims from the country, the religious affairs ministry said on Tuesday, with over 65,000 arriving in the Kingdom since last month. Pakistan launched its pre-Hajj flight operations last month, with so f»»»

The deadliest animals are not lions, spiders or snakes, but the tiny mosquitoes that suck our blood, make us itchy and infect us with disease. Mosquitoes kill around 760,000 people every year, according to research site Our World in Data, with humans ourselves coming a distant second. This is becau»»»

President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and dental checkup this month — his fourth publicized visit to medical experts since returning to office — in what the White House describes as an annual physical and regular preventive care. Trump, who turns 80 next month and was the»»»

Israeli lawmakers approved a bill on Monday setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack that triggered the war in Gaza. The measure passed 93-0 in the 120-seat Knesset, or parliament, ref»»»

Dubai: A reinsurance broker working in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has been banned from working in financial services in the centre after Dubai’s financial regulator found he engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct over several years. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, C»»»

Dubai: Supermarket giant Spinneys crossed the Dh 1 billion revenue mark in the first quarter of 2026, even as regional conflict disrupted freight routes and slowed consumer activity in March. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The DFM-listed company reported revenue of ov»»»

US consumer prices likely rose at a solid pace for a second straight month in April, which would result in the largest annual increase in inflation in more than 2-1/2 years and further bolster expectations the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates unchanged for a while. The Consumer Price Index»»»

What happens when the country that imports the most energy thinks that future energy crises are inevitable rather than exceptional? China’s answer has been clear: prepare for every possible scenario. From record investments in solar and wind energy to expanding nuclear power, importing massive volu»»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi sovereign investor Mubadala said on Tuesday it would invest $325 million in Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom, joining a consortium led by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply c»»»

Ship operators rely on a sludgelike substance known as bunker fuel to keep vessels running. The Iran war 's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off the supply of this fuel that powers the global maritime industry and its largest refueling hub in Asia. Bunker fuel is a literal bottom of the b»»»

Police on Monday arrested a 38-year-old man in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, who is wanted in Germany for a series of alleged financial crimes. The judicial authorities of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg are accusing him of violations of insurance legislation, fraud, forgery, embezzlement a»»»

Dubai: As the UAE marks International Nurses Day, nurses across the country are reflecting on the experiences that shaped their careers and the moments that continue to inspire them on the frontline of healthcare. From supporting anxious first-time mothers to helping critically ill patients recover»»»

The Ministry of Information and UNESCO in collaboration with Tele Liban, have announced the launch of the national media campaign "Share Responsibly: Be Part of the Truth, Not Misinformation". Funded by UNIFIL, this nationwide initiative aims at addressing the growing challenge of misinformation an»»»

Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the northern hemisphere's summer approaches and El Nino weather patterns kick in, scientists warned on Tuesday. Fires from January to April have already caus»»»

At least 372 Afghan civilians were killed in conflict between government forces and Pakistan in the first three months of the year, the United Nations reported on Tuesday, with more than half the deaths attributed to airstrikes on a drug rehab facility in Kabul. Relations between Islamabad and Kabu»»»

Russia resumed strikes on Ukraine as a three-day truce expired on Tuesday, attacking the capital with drones and killing one person in the eastern region of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian authorities said. The Russian military meanwhile said it had shot down 27 Ukrainian drones after the ceasefire expir»»»

Israel sent Iron Dome anti-missile batteries and personnel to operate them to the United Arab Emirates to defend the country during the Iran war, the U.S. ambassador to the country said Tuesday. Mike Huckabee made the comment on stage at an event in Tel Aviv, Israel. "I'd like to say a word of appr»»»

The driver of a tractor-trailer involved in a fatal crash with an intercity bus on the Hemus Motorway tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine in a roadside drug test, Commissioner Martin Tsuninski said Tuesday. One person was killed, one was seriously injured and several others were hur»»»

Minister of Transport and Communications Georgi Peev has ordered an immediate investigation into the serious traffic accident involving a truck and a bus on Hemus Motorway early on Tuesday, the Ministry said in a press release Tuesday. Teams from the Executive Agency for Automobile Administration (»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index opened higher on Tuesday, gaining 14.09 points, or 0.13%, to reach 10,645 points, compared to the previous session's close, supported by five sectors. Market data showed gains in the Telecoms sector by 0.89%, Consumer Goods and Services (+0.»»»

India’s passport has slipped to 78th position in the latest Henley Passport Index (May update), marking a minor shift in global mobility rankings even as access to visa-friendly destinations remains largely stable. In the latest standings, India shares the 78th rank with Burkina Faso, Cuba and Sene»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe UAE Carried Out ‘covert’ Attacks Against Iran during US-Israeli Aggression: WSJ 12-05-2026 11:03 AM Screen capture of a video showing an at»»»

New Zealand will change the law to prevent lawsuits that seek to hold companies liable for "climate change damage" linked to greenhouse gas emissions, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said on Tuesday. Goldsmith cited a lawsuit launched by Indigenous Maori climate activist Michael Smith, who is seeki»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers near Deir Siryan River with a rocket salvo: Hezbollah Military M»»»

The US dollar strengthened broadly on Tuesday as talks to end the war in the Middle East showed no signs of progress, pushing oil prices higher and worrying investors that interest rates may need to stay higher to tackle inflationary pressures. Investors now fear that the ceasefire that has been in»»»

Two planes with 28 passengers from ‌the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, landed in the Netherlands on Tuesday and a Dutch hospital treating a hantavirus patient quarantined 12 staffers in a preventative measure. The planes landed at Eindhoven Airport shortly after mid»»»

Dubai: ADNOC Gas said on Tuesday it expects the ongoing disruption to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to weigh on second-quarter earnings, even as the company reported resilient first-quarter profit and maintained its long-term growth targets despite security incidents at its Habshan »»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE's national carrier Etihad Airways has issued a clarification following media reports claimed there was a fire on one of its aircraft preparing to depart from Chennai International Airport to Zayed International Airport. According to reports carried by Indian media outlets, the Abu Dh»»»

Washington, May 12 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump is considering renewed military action against Iran as negotiations remain deadlocked and tensions continue to rise over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. According to the repo»»»

Doha, Qatar: Doha Metro has announced new route to metrolink and metroexpress services operating on the Gold Line between Sport City and Al Sudan metro stations. The new routes took effect from Sunday, May 10, 2026 with metrolink service M307 operating from Al Sudan station Exit 1 to Sport City sta»»»