Hezbollah said its fighters were still battling Israeli troops near south Lebanon's Beaufort castle on Monday, a day after Israel said it seized the strategic fortress and troops raised the Israeli flag there. In a statement issued by Hezbollah's operations room, the group said its fighters were in»»»

The incumbent are proposing a reduction in the per-vote state subsidy received by political parties, the removal of the COVID-related pension supplement, and a revision of the ceiling on government debt. The measures were presented to journalists in the National Assembly by Konstantin Prodanov, cha»»»

The Peace Palace in the Netherlands where Court of Arbitration judges Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Rwanda against Britain after it terminated a 2023 deal to deport asylum seekers to the East African country. File Photo by Guus Shoonewille/EPA June 1 (UPI) -- A court in The Hague on Monday »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon reports Israeli airstrikes on Nabatieh and Harouf, as well as Israeli drone strike on Zefta 01-06-2»»»

Tunis, June 1 (TAP) - A call for applications for the CAP-AGRI programme, aimed at agricultural entrepreneurs in the governorates of Tataouine, Medenine, Gabes, Tozeur, Kebili, Gafsa and Kairouan, was launched on Monday by the Agricultural...»»»

We condemn in the strongest terms the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli extremist groups under the protection of Israeli security forces, as well as the provocative acts carried out there, including the display of the Israeli flag and the singing of the Israeli national anthem. These acts, aime»»»

GAZA CITY: A Hamas delegation is due to meet with mediators in Egypt on Wednesday to discuss ways of advancing the fragile Gaza ceasefire, officials from the Palestinian Islamist movement told AFP. The Palestinian territory remains gripped by daily violence, with the Israeli military and Hamas accu»»»

Parliament Chair Mihaela Dotsova presented the 52nd National Assembly’s priorities to representatives of diplomatic missions of EU Member States here on Monday, Parliament’s press centre reported. Dotsova said the National Assembly will focus on adopting legislative amendments related to Bulgaria’s»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s benchmark Tadawul All Share Index closed lower on Monday, shedding 68.39 points, or 0.62 percent, to end at 11,009.52. The MSCI Tadawul 30 Index fell 13.92 points, or 0.94 percent, to close at 1,465.91, while the parallel Nomu market edged up 0.12 percent to 22,959.39. Market»»»

Homs, June 1 (SANA) Strawberry farmers in western Homs are expected to produce about 9,500 tons this season from nearly 11,800 greenhouses in Talkalakh, with around 5,000 tons already marketed, the Homs Agriculture Directorate said. Haider al-Sarhan, head of the Directorate’s Agricultural Affairs a»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah: Israeli Troops Fail to Secure Area of Beaufort Castle, Footage to Expose Claims 01-06-2026 16:35 PM Smoke rises from Beaufort Ca»»»

Tunis, June 1 (TAP) - Tunisia will host the 7th COMESA Women in Business Trade Fair and Business Conference (CTF7), due July 1-3 under the theme of "Expanding Intra-African Horizons: Digital Innovation as a Catalyst for Inclusive and Sustainable...»»»

Chinese AI startup MiniMax has unveiled M3, a next-generation model designed for complex software engineering and large-scale coding projects. M3 processes up to 1 million tokens at once - 5x more than its predecessor, enabling it to handle massive codebases The model scored 59% on SWE-Bench Pro, o»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Labour launched on Monday, June 1, 2026 a comprehensive awareness campaign to protect workers from heat stress during working hours, in cooperation with several partners from both the public and private sectors, in preparation for the implementation of Ministerial Decis»»»

New Delhi: Senior Advocate V Mohana, the lawyer who argued one of India’s most significant gender-equality cases in the armed forces, is set to join the Supreme Court after the Centre notified her appointment on Monday. Mohana, who represented women officers in the landmark permanent commission cas»»»

LONDON: The UK has banned two of America’s most prominent left-wing political commentators from entering the country, preventing them from appearing at a string of high-profile events amid a row over their criticism of Israel. Cenk Uygur, host of the online political talk show “The Young Turks,” an»»»

GAZA CITY: A Hamas delegation is due to meet with mediators in Egypt on Wednesday to discuss ways of advancing the fragile Gaza ceasefire, officials from the Palestinian Islamist movement told AFP.The Palestinian territory remains gripped by daily violence, with the Israeli military and Hamas accus»»»

Tunis, June 1 (TAP) - Revenue from Tunisian olive oil exports during the first six months of the 2025/2026 marketing year, rose by 49.2% to TND 3,643.8 million, compared with TND 2,442.4 million during the same period last marketing year. This is...»»»

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Michelle MORGAN, Marilyn Monroe biographer. Author of The Seven Year Itch, and the Birth of an Unlikely Feminist. One hundred years after the birth of Marilyn Monroe, the actress remains one of the most recognisable cultural figures of the twentieth century. Yet,»»»

Wildlife conservation efforts have successfully recorded the birth of the first onager (Equus hemionus) on Saudi soil in more than 100 years at Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve, marking the return of a species that had disappeared from the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula for over a century»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push deeper into Lebanon after his military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort on Sunday, calling it a "dramatic shift" in the campaign against Hezbollah. According to France 24’s correspondent in Jerusalem, it follow reports that “Israel ha»»»

The Bloomington Academy, a flagship institution under North Point Education (NPE), welcomed Aisha Sultan Majid Al Shamsi, Executive Director of the Ajman Office of Private Education Affairs, during a distinguished visit focused on academic excellence, innovation, and future-focused learning. The vi»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah’s Operations Room: The Islamic Resistance wages war of attrition against Israeli forces in the area, as provided in the videos to»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Operations Room of Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance: Israeli enemy forces unable to secure the area of Beaufort Castle (Qal’aat Al-Shaqeef) 0»»»

New Delhi: India gave a red-carpet welcome on Monday to Myanmar's junta leader-turned President Min Aung Hlaing -- his first trip abroad since becoming civilian leader -- with talks focusing on security and trade. The former military chief met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, where they»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar strongly condemns the repeated Iranian attacks on the sisterly State of Kuwait, considering them a blatant violation of its sovereignty and a flagrant breach of international law. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stresses the need to spare the region the consequences »»»

Ukrainian drones struck targets across several Russian regions overnight from Saturday, including an oil pumping station, a refinery and a fuel depot, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said Sunday. Kyiv however denied Moscow's claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in R»»»

Drones piloted by artificial intelligence are now being deployed on the Ukrainian front lines, and while there has been much talk about them, there is still much that remains unknown. The US-made Hornet Drone, which is partially guided by AI, is at the centre of a new Ukrainian strategy to target R»»»

In this paper we discuss the subject of national projects and their direct relationship to macroeconomic and reform programme When analysing the economic situation of Egypt, we cannot separate the new capital project from the other major national projects that have been in operation since 2014. The»»»

The United States has approved a major expansion of Bulgaria’s F-16 Block 70 fighter program, authorizing the sale of additional advanced air-to-air missiles, support equipment, and related services. The decision was announced through a notice published in the US Federal Register and submitted to C»»»

RIYADH: Saudi banks’ profits before zakat and tax rose 6.1 percent year on year to SR8.24 billion ($2.18 billion) in April, according to data from the Kingdom’s central bank. The annual increase came even as monthly profits fell 18 percent from March, bringing April earnings to their lowest level i»»»

The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has approved the natural gas price for June at 35.62 euros per MWh, excluding transmission, access, excise duty, and VAT. The rate applies to supplies delivered by Bulgargaz EAD to end suppliers and licensed heat producers. Regulators described the »»»

Exchanging Bulgarian levs into euros remains free of charge in banks and post offices until June 30, according to consumer information platform “We, the Consumers,” which reminds citizens that the operation is carried out at the fixed exchange rate of 1.95583 leva per euro. The service is available»»»

Bulgarian MP from “Progressive Bulgaria” Vladimir Nikolov said in a TV interview that major retail chains have indicated readiness to reduce prices by around 15% following discussions with authorities and stakeholders. He stated that the sector has already presented a framework for implementing low»»»

Lille, France: Lille announced on Monday that Brazil assistant coach David Ancelotti, the son of Carlo, would be their new coach, a week after Bruno Genesio's departure. Ancelotti has signed a two-year deal with the French club but they did not say if he would leave his role in his father's Brazil »»»

Tunis, June 1 (TAP)- The Tunisia-Africa Business Council (TABC) and the Tunisia Consortium for African Development (TUCAD) announced the lauch of the Permanent Deal Room - a structured and permanent platform dedicated to connect investors,...»»»

Dubai: Authorities in Islamabad have ordered markets and shopping malls to close by 8pm as part of energy-saving measures introduced amid rising fuel costs and supply pressures linked to the US-Iran conflict. The Islamabad Capital Territory Administration issued the notification on Monday, with the»»»

Pro-Trump lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella secured a narrow lead over left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday. With votes counted from more than 99% of polling stations, de la Espriella received 43.72% of the vote, while Cepeda secured 40.92%. C»»»

JEDDAH: The gold market in Jeddah has entered a period of relative stability following weeks of heightened seasonal demand, with traders reporting a shift in buying patterns as consumers become more price-conscious. “Demand remains strong during Hajj, especially from pilgrims purchasing gifts and s»»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that attacking Lebanon violates the ceasefire "on all fronts," warning that "the U.S. and Israel are responsible for the consequences of any violation," after Israeli officials threatened to bomb Beirut's southern suburbs. "The ceasefire between I»»»

Negotiation with Israel is "safer than war, as we have witnessed and continue to witness the horrors and consequences of war," President Joseph Aoun said Monday. "However, it will not solve the problem instantly; it is a process that requires time, and we have no other option," he added. "Unfortuna»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has opened visa applications for the new Umrah season from Sunday, Dhul Hijjah 14, 1447, corresponding to May 31, 2026. According to the Umrah season calendar for 1448, released by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, pilgrims will be able to enter Makkah and obtain Umrah permits th»»»

RIYADH: Wildlife conservation efforts have resulted in the birth of the first onager (Equus hemionus) in more than 100 years on Saudi soil at the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve, marking the return of a species that had disappeared from the Arabian Peninsula for over a century. The reserve»»»

JEDDAH: Every year, millions of Muslims travel to Makkah to perform Hajj, a pilgrimage that marks one of the most significant moments of their lives. After days of worship, reflection and physical endurance, many look for a tangible reminder of the journey they have completed. Traditionally, these »»»

A national test of the BG-ALERT system will be conducted from 11 to 11:30 am on June 2, the Interior Ministry announced on Monday. The purpose of the test is to verify the functioning of all system components, using the designated test channel. The test channel can be controlled via a mobile device»»»

Valletta: A powerful explosion from a fireworks factory in Malta injured two people Monday, sending a massive plume of smoke and debris into the air, police reported. The blast and subsequent explosions at the Ta' Lourdes fireworks factory on the north side of the Mediterranean island shook buildin»»»

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Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received on Monday, June 1, 2026, the Ambassador of the sisterly United Arab Emirates to the State of Qatar HE Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral rela»»»

Saudia Airlines has finalized a deal with Airbus to receive 12 new aircraft in 2026 as part of its ongoing fleet expansion and modernization program. By implementing this strategy, the airline aims to improve the efficiency of its current operations, expand its reach to new international markets, a»»»

The death of a 13-year-old schoolgirl weeks after a suspected Russell’s viper bite has renewed attention on Kerala’s recurring snakebite problem, with experts warning that the state is currently in one of its peak seasons for encounters between humans and snakes. Niya Lenin, a Class 8 student from »»»