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,»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 12:10 on Thursday 21-05-2026 a gathering of vehicles and soldiers belonging to the “Israeli” enemy »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Pakistani Foreign Ministry: We are exerting all possible efforts to bring Washington and Tehran together to reach a peace agreement, as we »»»

Tunis, May 21 (TAP) - Former World Bank Vice President for Middle East and North Africa Ferid Belhaj called for rethinking Tunisia's development model on the basis of the quadruple sovereignty framework-an evolving, holistic political and economic...»»»

Doha, Qatar: ​The State of Qatar participated in the 64th session of the Council of Arab Health Ministers held in Geneva, Switzerland, alongside the meetings of the World Health Assembly. Minister of Public Health HE Mansoor bin Ebrahim Al Mahmoud led the State of Qatar's delegation to the session.»»»

Oil prices jumped while stock markets mostly retreated and the dollar firmed Thursday as hopes of a Middle East peace accord faded on conflicting headlines on the state of talks. US President Donald Trump has described the latest discussions as being on the "borderline" between a deal and renewed s»»»

Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine is ramping up security measures in its regions bordering Belarus, Kyiv said on Thursday, after weeks of warning of a possible fresh attack from Russia's chief regional ally. Kyiv has sounded the alarm that Russia may use Belarus -- a springboard for its 2022 invasion of Ukrai»»»

Rome: Italian divers who died in the Maldives may have taken the wrong tunnel in a cave and died in a dead-end corridor, the head of the company that recovered their bodies told AFP Thursday. Finnish divers working for Dan Europe found their bodies in a corridor with a dead end inside the cave comp»»»

A bill to amend and supplement the Act on Administrative Regulation of Economic Activities Associated with Oil and Petroleum Products was passed on first reading on Thursday by the parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee on Budget and Finance with 13 votes in favour, no votes against, and 4 abstentions. The»»»

LONDON: British police are sending just three officers to the US as “cultural interpreters” during the World Cup given the lack of any US funding, UK police said on Thursday. By contrast, 40 officers went to Germany for the 2024 European Championships, with financing by the hosts, said Mark Roberts»»»

LONDON: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Crown Prince Hussein discussed de-escalation efforts in the Middle East with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in Berlin on Wednesday. The meeting also highlighted collaboration across economic, technological, and educational sectors while e»»»

A 60-year-old Belarusian man returning home from Germany was shot multiple times in Poland by plain-clothes officers in unmarked vehicles. He was hit in the head and legs — with 30 bullet holes found in his car. Not a single shot was aimed at the tires, the News.by website reports.The victim was ru»»»

Dubai: Dubai Customs has launched a new research and knowledge centre with the University of Dubai as part of efforts to strengthen Dubai’s trade and logistics ecosystem and support the emirate’s long-term economic growth plans. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & BalancesThe new C»»»

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was came under intense fire from the international community Thursday in the wake of a video showing him taunting actiivists seized from a Gaza aid flotilla and brought to Israel. He posted the video on X himself. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | Li»»»

Tunis, May 21 (TAP) - Ways to scale up bilateral cooperation for the coming period took centre stage at a meeting held Wednesday between Economy and Planning Minister Samir Abdelhafidh and Regional Manager for the Maghreb at the International...»»»

Doha: The Qatar Olympic Committee organized the 2026 Paralympic Challenge Day for people with disabilities on Wednesday in cooperation with Awsaj Academy, part of Qatar Foundation’s Pre University Education, at the academy’s sports hall, in a distinguished sporting and educational atmosphere aimed »»»

Prague: Prime Minister of the Czech Republic HE Andrej Babis met with Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi, on the sidelines of the GLOBSEC Forum, held on Thursday in the Czech capital, Prague. During the meeting, they discussed th»»»

PARIS: A Paris appeals court Thursday found Air France and Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in France’s aviation history. The Paris Court of Appeal ruled that the French flag carrier and Europe’s leading a»»»