RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s hospitality industry showcased resilience in the first quarter of 2026 amid regional geopolitical and economic uncertainty, with nationwide occupancy reaching 66.3 percent and average daily rates rising 3 percent to SR805.5 ($215.37). While revenue per available room dipped s»»»

BANGKOK: Rescuers tried to reach seven villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in Laos for the seventh day on Tuesday, with difficult terrain and weather impeding their efforts. There has been no contact with them since they became trapped. The villagers entered the cave in Xaisomboun province on M»»»

Tunis, May 27 (TAP)- Tunisia’s Acting Consul General in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, Noureddine Dali, highlighted the importance of strengthening cooperation between Africa and the United Arab Emirates in light of growing global challenges and...»»»

The Paris Mint said Tuesday that it would soon start selling solid-gold coins for investment, the first since it quit making Napoleons and Louis a century ago. Four versions of the new Marianne coins will go on sale June 16, ranging from one-tenth of an ounce (3.1 grams) to a full ounce (31.1 grams»»»

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday extended greetings to Muslims around the world and pilgrims performing Hajj as he called for unity, peace and collective responsibility in a message marking the Day of Arafat, one of the holiest days in the Islamic calendar. The Day of Arafat, obs»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Supreme Judiciary Council said it generated over QR26 million from more than 2,200 bids in a single-day auction on May 24. In a post on X, the council said the Department of Judicial Evacuations and Auctions conducted a number of auctions on May 24, 2026, yielding a total of QR26,0»»»

Dubai: Fresh US strikes on Iranian missile sites and suspected mine-laying boats on early Tuesday have exposed the deep military distrust still hanging over Washington’s fragile diplomacy with Tehran, even as negotiators met in Qatar to discuss ending the war. US Central Command said Monday’s attac»»»

Western Europe faced another day of record-breaking temperatures Tuesday as a heatwave pushed the mercury well above normal levels for May. A so-called "heat dome" of warm air from northern Africa trapped under a high-pressure system over western Europe is behind the sort of heat not usually seen u»»»

London, United Kingdom: Britain's most senior doctors have compared the growing alarm about social media's dangers for young people to past experiences around smoking, as a government consultation on the topical issue ends Tuesday. Launched in January, the "Growing Up In The Online World" consultat»»»

MOSCOW, May 26 (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have liberated the settlements of Zapselye and Ryasnoe in the Sumy region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. "Units of the Sever battlegroup have liberated the settlements of Zapselye and Ryasnoe in the Sumy region," the ministry said »»»

BEIJING - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday in Beijing he had invited the Chinese tech company Xiaomi to take part in EXPO 2027 Belgrade and invest in Serbia. Speaking to reporters after a tour of a leading-edge Xiaomi electric car plant, Vucic said the company had plans to start p»»»

OSLO: Norway Chess 2026 began with an action-packed first round in Oslo, featuring decisive games, tense endgames, and dramatic moments across both tournaments. The headline result of the day came when Alireza Firouzja defeated World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in classical chess. Carlsen appeared comfort»»»

KYIV: Russia fired more than 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday, as the country’s foreign ministry noted that Moscow’s recent threat to hit Kyiv especially hard from the air brought nothing new. Russia on Monday urged foreign citizens, i»»»

Hezbollah targeted Tuesday Israeli troops in south Lebanon and north Israel, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to escalate its offensive in an effort to "crush" Hezbollah. Hezbollah said its fighters targeted Israeli troops and equipment in Khiam»»»

The Israeli military warned residents of the southern city of Nabatiyeh to immediately evacuate on Tuesday ahead of expected strikes, despite a ceasefire. "For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move north of the Zahrani River. Anyone who is near Hezbollah members, facilities»»»

Social media ranks alongside smoking as a danger to children, senior British doctors said on Tuesday, as they urged lawmakers to tackle the harm that they say excessive screen time is causing to young people. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges detailed the impact of social media on children in a»»»

There will be no more hiding in bushes; Traffic Police patrols will be deployed to locations with a concentration of road accidents, said acting Interior Ministry Secretary General Georgi Kandev, addressing a national meeting of the ministry in Plovdiv on Tuesday. Kandev reported that 23,693 electr»»»

Mega Company, an American industrial real estate development company active in Romania since 1997 and developer of one of the largest cold storage facilities in Eastern Europe, announces the completion of a new temperature-controlled cold storage warehouse totaling 4,500 sqm within the Mega MDO Log»»»

Officials celebrate the Korea Composite Stock Price Index surpassing the 8,000-point mark at a trading room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Tuesday. Photo by Yonhap South Korean stocks pulled off a new record high over the 8,000-point level Tuesday driven by optimism for a possible U.S.-Iran peace agreeme»»»

A cohort of Australian women and children linked to ISIS has returned home from a Syrian refugee camp, the second such group to arrive back in Australia this month. Local media reported two women and seven children landed in Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon via Doha. Another flight carrying four wome»»»

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Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) issued a reminder of a feature in Metrash mobile application allowing travelers from Qatar to pre-register at the Abu Samra border crossing. In a social media post, the Ministry stated that “the pre-registration service for the Abu Samra border crossing, »»»

Brussels, Belgium: A train crashed into a school bus in Belgium on Tuesday, leaving several "victims", the country's interior minister said. "With great dismay, I learnt of the tragic accident in Buggenhout, where a school bus was struck by a train. My thoughts go out to the victims and their loved»»»

Seoul, Republic of Korea: North Korea launched several projectiles including a ballistic missile into the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, Republic of Korea's military said. Republic of Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said they had detected the launches of "several projectiles" at around 1:00 pm (0400 GMT) fro»»»

Police and fire officials conduct operations at the Seosomun Overpass in western Seoul, where a collapse occurred on Tuesday. Photo by Yonhap An aging overpass in Seoul undergoing removal partially collapsed Tuesday, leaving three people dead and three others injured, officials said. Parts of the S»»»

SEOUL: South Korea will build its nuclear-powered submarines at home, the defense minister said on Tuesday, with a plan to launch its first vessel in the mid-2030s. Seoul is seeking to bolster deterrence against nuclear-armed North Korea, with the South set to join a small circle of countries that »»»