The United Nations demanded Monday that Israel take measures to prevent acts of "genocide" in Gaza, and decried indications of "ethnic cleansing" in the Palestinian territory and in the occupied West Bank. In a fresh report, the UN rights office said Israel's actions in Gaza since the start of the »»»

At a forum dedicated to women’s role in society on Monday, Eurovision Song Contest 2026 winner Dara was given as an example for overcoming self-limitations and emotional barriers. The discussion, titled “Between symbols and reality: Women as subjects of power”, was organized by More Women in Power »»»

Nairobi, Kenya: Kenya's public transport system was paralysed on Monday, when protesters barricaded roads over fuel price hikes triggered by the Middle East war. One of many African countries dependent on fuel imports from the Gulf, Kenya has been heavily hit by Iran's effective closure of the Stra»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani chaired the first 2026 meeting of the Board of Directors of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance coordination among state institutions a»»»

BELGRADE- Serbian PM Djuro Macut said on Monday Serbia wanted to be a country of know-how, innovation and new technologies and that investments in development of digital infrastructure, modernisation of public administration and strengthening the capacities for applications of artificial intelligen»»»

Egypt is developing a unified, integrated cash-based social protection programme that categorises beneficiaries into tiers based on income, allowing for dynamic movement into and out of the system as living conditions change, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Monday. The proposed system aims »»»

What is Ebola and why is stopping this outbreak so difficult? 9 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJames Gallagher,Health and science correspondent,Emery Makumeno,BBC Africa, KinshasaandHafsa Khalil Getty Images An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been declared a pu»»»

Oil prices turned lower in afternoon trading Monday and stock markets advanced after an Iranian media report said U.S. officials had agreed to suspend sanctions against its crude while talks on ending the war continue. The unconfirmed Tasnim report cited an unnamed source, but analysts said traders»»»

A flotilla of boats leaves the port of San Giovanni Li Cuti in Sicily, Italy, September 27, 2025. A similar flotilla left Turkey on Thursday en route for Gaza and was intercepted off Cyprus on Monday. File Photo by Orietta Scardino/EPA May 18 (UPI) -- Pro-Palestinian activists said Monday that Isra»»»

1 of 2 | Officials in the city and state of New York are warning of travel disruptions this week while about 3,500 Long Island Rail Road workers strike. File Photo by Marc A. Hermann/MTA New York City Transit Handout /UPI | License Photo May 18 (UPI) -- Officials in the city and state of New York a»»»

A drone strike sparked a fire on the edge of the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday in what authorities called an “unprovoked terrorist attack.” No one was blamed, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the United States and Iran signaled they were ready to fight again.»»»

Doha: Qatar Airways is expanding its African network, with flight resumptions and frequency increases launching from June 16, 2026. Boosting connectivity across Africa, the airline will restart four weekly flights to Seychelles (SEZ) and two weekly flights to Kigali (KGL) from June 16, and daily fl»»»

DOHA: Qatar Airways is expanding its African network, with flight resumptions and frequency increases launching from June 16. Boosting connectivity across Africa, the airline will restart four weekly flights to Seychelles (SEZ) and two weekly flights to Kigali (KGL) from June 16, and daily flight t»»»

DHAKA: The State of Qatar and the People's Republic of Bangladesh have held talks aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in labor affairs and improving coordination on issues of mutual interest. The discussions took place on Monday during a meeting of the Qatar-Bangladesh Joint Committee on L»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has announced the winning companies in the competition for 11 mining sites in the Al-Saman Crushers Complex in the Eastern Province, which are allocated for the extraction of gravel ore, with a total area of 9 sq. km. The move is par»»»

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) has successfully achieved simultaneous reaccreditation of its laboratories by both the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB). The »»»

BAKU - Addressing the 13th World Urban Forum in Baku, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that a platform with creative and innovative solutions to problems faced by cities around the world would be presented at the specialised EXPO 2027 in Belgrade, to be held under the theme of Play for »»»

Damascus, May 18 (SANA) Syrian Foreign Minister and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani met with Hadi bin Ali al-Yami, executive director of the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to discuss cooperation on human rights and humanitarian i»»»

Critical infrastructure is becoming an increasingly attractive target for cybercriminals, particularly as AI lowers the barrier to launching sophisticated attacks at scale. Against this backdrop, the UAE’s success in blocking AI-powered threats against vital sectors is both reassuring and instructi»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police has entered the Guinness World Records after hosting the world’s largest virtual meeting, bringing together 9,348 employees in an online gathering titled “Front Line Heroes”. The force surpassed the minimum requirement of 5,000 participants set by Guinness World Records for the »»»

Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Monday chaired the first meeting of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy Board of Directors for 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance integration among state institutions and e»»»

Economic experts discussed unifying the Gulf market in order to maximize inflows of capital from abroad during a virtual meeting on Sunday. General Coordinator for Negotiations and head of the GCC Negotiating Team Dr. Raja Al-Marzoqi suggested completing the unified Gulf market and developing mecha»»»

Syria will take part in a closed-door session with G7 finance ministers and central bank governors in Paris on Monday, a person familiar with the matter said, in a sign of its growing status less than two years after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad. Syrian Finance Minister Yisr Barnieh is expected t»»»

The European Union has decided to renew restrictions on individuals and entities linked to the former Syrian administration run by Bashar al-Assad, who was toppled in December 2024. "The EU considers that networks linked to the former al-Assad regime continue to retain influence and pose a risk of »»»

Brussels, May 18 (SANA) The European Union on Monday removed Syria’s defense and interior ministries from its sanctions list while renewing sanctions on individuals and entities linked to the deposed regime until June 1, 2027. The decision followed the bloc’s annual review of its Syria sanctions fr»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA Dubai) has completed a comprehensive institutional review that led to the development of an advanced decision-support system powered by artificial intelligence and data analytics, aimed at accelerating decision-making, imp»»»

Murmansk Governor Andrei Chibis is offering regional payments of up to 3.5 million roubles in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence to anyone who signs up to serve in the newly established drone units of the Northern Fleet. During a briefing with his cabinet on Monday, the Kremlin-loyal Murmansk»»»

Doha, Qatar: Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) has successfully successfully achieved simultaneous reaccreditation of its laboratories by both the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Bioth»»»

We condemn the intervention by Israeli forces in international waters against the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was organized to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, constituting a new act of piracy. The Flotilla comprises citizens from approximately 40 countries. Israel’s attacks and intimidation poli»»»

Maldives National Defense Force military divers prepare to enter the water on Saturday amid a search for four Italian divers missing off the Vaavu Atoll. Staff Sergeant Mohammed Mahdi (2-L) was killed later the same day after sustaining decompression injuries, bringing the total death toll in the i»»»

Abu Dhabi: Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, stressed that the targeting of Barakah is a terrorist attack on a peaceful project, built to the highest safety standards, that powers homes, hospitals, and industries across the UAE. Al Jaber added that the aggress»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted an Israeli enemy army D9 bulldozer at the riverbed in the outskirts of Deir Seryan town with a loiteri»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index dropped on Monday, losing 11.84 points, or 0.11 percent, to close at 10,956.1. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR4.62 billion ($1.23 billion), as 63 of the listed stocks advanced, while 195 retreated. The MSCI Tadawul Index also d»»»

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that he would do the "impossible" in order to stop the war with Israel, after a ceasefire and direct talks between the countries failed to end the fighting. Aoun's comments came as the Israeli army carried out a series of strikes in south Lebanon, while He»»»

Smartphones and weaker face-to-face relationships could be contributing to plunging birth rates worldwide, particularly among young people, as global fertility is declining at a record pace, the Financial Times has reported, citing researchers and demographic data. An analysis spanning population r»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with a new attack if Tehran doesn’t agree to make swift concessions to Washington. Indirect talks between the sides have remained stalled since a fragile ceasefire was established in early April after a month of hostilities initiated by the US and Israe»»»

Dubai: Pakistan has lifted nationwide restrictions on business closing hours that were introduced last month as part of emergency energy-saving measures during the Middle East crisis and the US-Iran war. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday approved an exemption allowing commercial centres acros»»»

Dubai: India has unveiled the first visual design of its much-awaited Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, offering an early glimpse of the country’s first high-speed rail service ahead of its planned launch in 2027. The image of the aerodynamic train was installed at Gate No. 4 of the Railway Mi»»»

Damascus, May 18 (SANA) Syria condemned a drone attack targeting Saudi Arabia through Iraqi airspace, stressing that such attacks threaten regional security and stability. The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates expressed solidarity with the Kingdom, describing the attack as a violat»»»

Peshawar, Pakistan: Gunmen in northwest Pakistan killed two police officers protecting polio vaccination workers on Monday, a security official said, on the first day of a nationwide campaign to counter rising cases. Pakistan is one of two countries, along with Afghanistan, where polio remains ende»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met with President of Mauritius Dharambeer Gokhool on the sidelines of the World Urban Forum in Baku. The two sides discussed the development of bilateral cooperation, including in the areas of digitalization and the financial sector. The presidential press ser»»»

Representatives of local institutions, social services, clergy, non-governmental organizations and foster parents gathered at the National Press Club of the Bulgarian News Agency in Pernik for a discussion focused on foster care and support for children at risk. The event was part of the national "»»»

RIYADH: The Madinah region ranked fifth among Saudi Arabia’s regions in the number of operating factories, totaling 458 by the end of 2025. This reflects the continued growth of the industrial sector in the region and its increasing role in supporting economic development and achieving the goals of»»»

Growing security concerns in ‘Israel’ are reviving what officials describe as a potential “doomsday scenario,” in which sustained missile barrages could overwhelm defenses and trigger widespread, prolonged power outages, according to a report by Maariv. The scenario, which has resurfaced amid heigh»»»

BRUSSELS - European Commission (EC) spokesperson Paula Pinho said on Monday that, in a telephone call with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday, EC President Ursula von der Leyen had reaffirmed the EC's support for Serbia's progress on its EU path. At a Brussels press briefing, Pinho said»»»

An asteroid estimated to be about the size of one to two school buses will pass close to Earth on Monday, coming within 91,593 kilometers (56,913 miles), or roughly a quarter of the average distance between Earth and the moon, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). Astronomers at the Mount L»»»

BusinessGermanyGermany's crisis-hit chemical industry seeks revivalSrinivas MazumdaruHit by high energy costs and regulation, Germany's chemical companies are scaling back production at home while expanding abroad. Can the trend be reversed? https://p.dw.com/p/5DmTSThe German chemical giant BASF ha»»»

BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that he would do the “impossible” in order to stop the war with Israel, after a ceasefire and direct talks between the countries failed to end the fighting.Aoun’s comments came as the Israeli army carried out a series of strikes in south Lebanon, w»»»

JEDDAH: Kuwait’s consumer price index rose 0.65 percent in April to 139.8 points, driven primarily by a sharp increase in transport costs, while annual inflation stood at 2.57 percent, according to official data. The monthly rise was led by transport, which surged 4.61 percent, reflecting higher tr»»»