Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund, is moving onto the global aviation stage through London, with an ambition that goes beyond conventional air travel. The carrier, which reflects the Kingdom’s view of aviation as a strategic industry and econ»»»

In Karakol, water is being pumped out of the basements of several apartment buildings. The press center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. According to its data, the basements of several apartment buildings in Voskhod and Geologiya microdistricts have been flooded. The city’s civil d»»»

Beijing: The death toll from heavy rains across central and southern China since the weekend has risen to 22, state media reports showed Wednesday, with 20 more people still unaccounted for. Natural disasters and extreme weather events are common in China, particularly in the summer, when some regi»»»

While many were waiting to learn who would become the new head of Hamas’s political bureau, the movement issued a rare and surprising statement last Saturday saying the result could not be decided in the first round and that a second would be held. Asharq Al-Awsat asked Hamas sources inside and out»»»

The National Assembly is expected on Wednesday to debate at first reading three bills amending and supplementing the Criminal Procedure Code, according to Parliament’s draft agenda. The amendments were approved by the ad hoc legal affairs committee earlier in May. Two of the bills were submitted by»»»

KABUL: The United Nations said in a report on Tuesday that they are expecting almost three million Afghans to return to the country by the end of the year, more than half of whom will be women and children. Since September 2023, 5.9 million Afghans have returned, mainly from neighboring Iran and Pa»»»

ANDONG, South Korea: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung agreed Tuesday to deepen energy cooperation by ensuring supplies of crude oil, petroleum products and liquefied natural gas for both countries as heightened Middle East tensions raise the need for c»»»

Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday in a meeting meant to reaffirm ties and that takes place only days after a visit by US President Donald Trump to China. Xi welcomed Putin with a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People. The two delegations »»»

Two Chinese tankers laden with oil exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, shipping data showed, brightening hopes that the US-Israeli conflict with Iran may soon be resolved after positive comments from the US president and his deputy. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the war would be over»»»

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped despite the fragile, US-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. Israel»»»

Mumbai: The stock markets opened with heavy selling pressure on Wednesday as the Indian rupee hit a fresh record low against the US dollar, while Brent crude oil prices continued to remain elevated amid global geopolitical tensions. The Nifty 50 index opened at 23,457.25, declining by 160.75 points»»»

1 of 2 | Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., conceded defeat Tuesday night to challenger Ed Gallrein, a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo May 19 (UPI) -- Former Navy SEAL-turned-farmer Ed Gallrein defeated Donald Trump critic Rep. Thomas Massie in Ke»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliev, held a working meeting on the operations of Zhongda refinery (China Petrol Company CJSC). The meeting participants discussed the current state of the refinery, the progress of its technological modernization, and the production»»»

Dubai: Fakeeh University Hospital has earned Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) accreditation, officially recognised by the UAE Ministry of Health, Public Health and Prevention Department on behalf of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). One of »»»

The Russian President arrived in China. At Beijing Capital International Airport, Vladimir Putin was welcomed by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a diplomatic delegation. As the Russian leader walked down the red carpet, a welcoming group of children and students waved Russian and Chinese flags»»»

JERUSALEM: Israel’s finance minister has ordered the eviction of a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that has long been a target of Israeli authorities, saying the measure is a response to reports that he may be a target of international war crimes prosecutors. It was not clear »»»

VIENNA: An Austrian court is expected to rule on Wednesday on a former intelligence official charged over spying for Russia, the most high-profile espionage case to have shaken the EU member in recent years. Austria has been rocked by several cases centered on suspected spying for Moscow, with the »»»

The US administration plans to inform later this week its European allies in NATO of reduced military support it is ready to provide if a conflict or another major crisis occurs, Reuters reported, citing sources. The decision will probably be announced at a meeting of defense policy chiefs in Bruss»»»

The United States has reduced the number of Brigade Combat Teams in Europe from four to three, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said. "The Department of War has reduced the total number of Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) assigned to Europe from four to three. This returns us to the levels of BCTs »»»

Heavy rain flooded Ak-Suu—Karakol road. Video from the scene has been posted on social media. Eyewitnesses report that, due to heavy rains, Ak-Suu River has also burst its banks and flooded the road.»»»

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday the International Criminal Court prosecutor had sought an arrest warrant against him, blaming the Palestinian Authority for the move. Smotrich said Israel would respond by ordering the evacuation of the Palestinian Bedou»»»

San Diego: Two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque were radicalized online where they first met and shared white supremacist views, according to authorities and writings they authored. The pair "didn't discriminate on who they hated," Mark Remily, the lead»»»

On the evening of 15 May, Israeli aircraft bombed a residential building in central Gaza City and a car that was driving away. It destroyed six apartments, killed at least eight people, and injured 45 others, according to Palestinian medical sources. Shortly after, Israel’s Defence Minister Israel »»»

The ministerial countersignature of K. Endre’s pardon case was lawful but handled through an unusual procedure, as then-President Katalin Novák had urged the countersigning of pardon requests citing the papal visit, Róbert Répássy, former state secretary at the Ministry of Justice, told MTI on Tues»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah Police has warned motorists against violating mandatory lane discipline after releasing a traffic awareness video showing a driver making an illegal left turn from a lane designated only for going straight — an offence punishable by a Dh400 fine. The footage, shared a»»»

Dubai: A Dubai court has reduced a Dh1.2 million labour law penalty to Dh60,000 after partially accepting an appeal filed by a company manager convicted of shutting down a business without resolving the status of 12 sponsored workers. In a ruling issued on May 12, 2026, the Dubai Court of Appeal up»»»

Testing of a new medical oxygen production station has been completed at the territorial hospital of Nookat district in Osh region, and the facility is fully operational. UNDP in Kyrgyzstan reported. The project was implemented by UNDP in partnership with the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republ»»»

EU lawmakers and member states reached a deal early on Wednesday to implement the bloc’s trade pact with the United States, ending months of wrangling over the accord as President Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs unless it was approved by July 4. The compromise followed late-night negotiations»»»

According to the order of the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Bolot Cholponbaev has been appointed First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of Kyrgyzstan. The ministry announced. Construction Minister Nurdan Oruntaev introduced his deputy to the staff»»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting an official welcoming ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday, opening a packed day of talks and events aimed at further deepening ties between the two countries. Putin arrived in the Chinese capital on Tuesday night for a two-da»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, seeking to underline their unshakeable alliance in the wake of Donald Trump's visit to the Asian superpower economy. Trump had been received with pomp last week but left without major breakthroughs includin»»»

The passports see everything. Mohammad Zahid Khan’s family has preserved two of them like heirlooms. There’s an unsaid reverence that exists around the two hardbound books sitting on a well-polished table. The pages are turned gingerly, and you see names written in ink and the stamps of visas from »»»

Global banking giant Standard Chartered is preparing a major workforce overhaul, announcing plans to cut more than 15% of its back-office roles — roughly 7,800 jobs — by 2030, as it accelerates its shift toward artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, the BBC reported. The London-headquartered »»»

The UAE is expected to experience generally fair but dusty weather today, with temperatures rising slightly and active winds of up to 40 km/h stirring up dust and creating rough sea conditions, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The NCM said the country remains under the influen»»»

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia had a basic problem: having ignored investing into anything except military technology, the newly independent country found that nothing worked properly. All its technology and machinery was vastly inferior to their Western analogues. And it made no sense »»»

WASHINGTON: An Iranian citizen who holds permanent US residency has been released from prison in Iran and has returned to the United States, the State Department confirmed Tuesday. “The State Department happily welcomes the safe return of Shahab Dalili from his detention in Iran,” a department spok»»»

HEBRON, Kentucky: Kentucky US Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Republican House primary Tuesday in another test of President Donald Trump’s power over his party after he handpicked challenger and ultimate winner Ed Gallrein to oust the incumbent. The result showed the president’s persisting influence ov»»»

Share: Iran announced a new body to oversee the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, signalling tighter control over the strategic waterway after months of disruption linked to its war with the United States and Israel. Here is the lates on the Middle East war President Trump says he was “an hour away” from»»»

The US Internal Revenue Service will not pursue President Donald Trump, his family or the Trump Organisation for back taxes under an agreement announced by the Justice Department on Tuesday. Trump, his sons Eric and Donald Jr., and the Trump Organisation sued the IRS in January over leaked tax retu»»»

A 56-year-old woman died after falling into an open maintenance hole on a busy Midtown Manhattan street, New York police and utility officials said on Tuesday, as authorities investigated how the incident occurred. The woman fell into the hole after parking her SUV near Fifth Avenue and East 52nd S»»»

Dubai: Travellers in the UAE trying to secure Schengen visa appointments for Europe this summer are increasingly facing a new problem: bots and unofficial agents snapping up free appointment slots and reselling them at inflated prices. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.A»»»

Waving Union Jacks, tens of thousands of supporters of far-right activist Tommy Robinson descended on London’s streets last Saturday for a rally known as “Unite The Kingdom.” Addressing the crowd, Robinson said “we are here in our millions”, and his supporters followed suit online, sharing ima»»»

The government of Greenland has condemned an unofficial visit by a US doctor to assess the island’s healthcare system during an American diplomatic trip to Nuuk. The controversy comes amid US President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to take over the autonomous Danish territory. The four-day visit »»»

Washington DC: The Senate advanced a measure seeking to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to launch future military action against Iran without congressional approval, passing the procedural vote 50–47. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman broke with his party to oppose the measure, while four Rep»»»

SINGAPORE: Two Chinese supertankers carrying 4 million barrels of ​Middle East crude oil exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after waiting in the Gulf for more than two months, shipping data on LSEG and Kpler showed. Chinese-flagged ‌Very Large ‌Crude Carrier (VLCC) ​Yuan ‌Gui Yang ⁠loaded ​2 »»»

WASHINGTON, United States: The United States and Cuba held talks this week on a US offer of $100 million in assistance, which Washington has dangled as an incentive for reforms, a US official said Tuesday. Mike Hammer, the acting US ambassador to Havana, met Monday with foreign ministry officials, »»»

BEIJING: China and Russia’s leaders are set to meet for a summit in Beijing on ​Wednesday featuring discussions on bilateral and international issues, capped by an intimate tete-a-tete between “old friends” over tea. Coming on the heels of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Chinese capital, t»»»

For patients with needle phobia, the arrival of oral GLP-1 weight-loss medicines is not a shortcut. It is an opening. The UAE’s approval of Foundayo, alongside the availability of oral semaglutide under Rybelsus, changes the way we can speak to patients about obesity, diabetes, and metabolic health»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UN body which President Donald Trump stopped funding, was "late" in identifying a deadly outbreak of Ebola. Asked by reporters how the United States would respond to the virus outbreak, Rubio said: "The lea»»»

The Department of Defense said Tuesday it was reducing the number of US troop brigades in Europe from four to three, taking the deployment back to 2021 levels, as Washington pressures the continent to do more for its own defense. The Pentagon "has reduced the total number of Brigade Combat Teams (B»»»