The United States and Iran are edging toward a limited, temporary agreement to halt their war, sources and officials said on Thursday, with a draft framework that would stop the fighting but leave the most contentious issues unresolved. The emerging plan centers on a short-term memorandum rather th»»»

Mexico City: Around 50,000 fans of K-pop superstars BTS gathered outside Mexico's National Palace on Wednesday to get a look at the group, who waved to the crowd from a balcony after meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum. BTS will perform shows in Mexico City on May 7, 9, and 10, with more than »»»

Sharjah: His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Thursday inaugurated the Dh700 million Khor Fakkan Resort, a landmark waterfront development aimed at boosting tourism and investment in Khor Fakkan. The inauguration ceremony was attended»»»

RIYADH: The Asian Football Confederation has announced EA SPORTS FC as an official licensed product of the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027, marking a landmark global licensing partnership for Asia’s most prestigious men’s national team tournament. The global partnership will bring the continental s»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Business Confidence Index climbed to 54.5 points in April, up from 52.1 points in March, indicating sustained optimism in the non-oil sectors, official data showed. According to the latest report released by the General Authority for Statistics, the Kingdom’s BCI stood at 60.»»»

Dubai: Bollywood actor-dancer Nora Fatehi on Thursday appeared before the National Commission for Women in connection with the controversy surrounding the Hindi version of the song Sarke Chunar, which had sparked outrage online over its allegedly explicit lyrics. Speaking to reporters after the hea»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: I recently met with the Leader of the Revolution and the Islamic Republic, Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei, du»»»

Israel pummeled southern Lebanon on Thursday, state media and AFP correspondents said, a day after it targeted a Hezbollah commander in its first strike on Beirut's southern suburbs since a truce sought to end weeks of fighting. The Israeli army said Thursday that the strike on the southern suburbs»»»

After years of drought that left large swathes of Iraq's historic marshes cracked and empty, rising water levels are beginning to revive the wetlands, drawing buffalo herders and fishermen back to areas once abandoned. In Chibayish marshes in southern Iraq, canoes once again glide through waterways»»»

LONDON: Saudi ‌Arabia’s Public Investment Fund plans to issue benchmark-sized bonds in three tranches, fixed-income news service IFR ​said on Thursday, as the sovereign wealth fund returns to debt markets to help finance the Kingdom’s economic diversification. Initial price guidance was set at arou»»»

Diverzum, a digital discount and loyalty platform for students in Central and Eastern Europe, has published a study focused on Generation Z in Romania, highlighting structural changes in consumer behavior and in the way young people interact with brands. Approximately 3 million people aged between »»»

Abidjan: By miming children juggling ammunition found on the ground or driven mad by fear, the four acrobats hope to express what is too painful for words: how their native Burkina Faso's jihadist conflict has ruined countless childhoods. Baptised "Souffle" (Breath), the Dafra Circus's latest perfo»»»

Doha, Qatar: Represented by the Livestock Department, the Ministry of Municipality affirmed that, the current stock of local sheep, along with the quantities supplied and imported according to the approved plan for the season, is sufficient to cover market needs during Eid Al-Adha, noting that data»»»

Almost three quarters of Romanian employees (74%) fail the cybersecurity test, while managers are the most vulnerable to this phenomenon, according to the findings of the “Cyber Literacy Audit 2026” study, as cited by Agerpres. According to the research, 44% of respondents use hybrid infrastructure»»»

ASMO, a joint venture between Aramco and DHL, has commenced construction of its first purpose-built logistics hub at King Salman Energy Park (SPARK), marking a milestone in Saudi Arabia’s industrial infrastructure development. The $1.4 million square meter project is being delivered and funded in p»»»

DUBAI: Mohammad Yahya has fought across the world and broken new ground for mixed martial arts in the UAE, but the next chapter of his career may carry more personal significance than any before it. On May 24, the Emirati featherweight will headline PFL MENA: Pride of Arabia at the Coca-Cola Arena »»»

BELGRADE - Legendary Red Star (Crvena zvezda) Belgrade basketball player and football executive Vladimir Cvetkovic died on Wednesday at the age of 83. As a basketball player, Cvetkovic was one of the best in the history of Red Star as well as the Yugoslavia national team, for which he made 149 appe»»»

Israel is bristling at reports of an impending US-Iran peace deal, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government viewing negotiations as a betrayal of the war effort, US sources told Fox News on Thursday. "They hate the Iran regime. Don’t trust them. Never have, never will," the anonymous off»»»

DOHA: Es'hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, announced that it has expanded its channel offerings by incorporating Sama Jordan TV channel into its video distribution lineup at the 26° East orbital position, facilitated by the Es'hail-2 satellite. "Es'hailSat is delighted to welcome Sama Jordan TV»»»

DR Congo president hints at extending his term and delaying polls 12 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEmery Makumeno,BBC Africa, KinshasaandBasillioh Rukanga DR Congo Presidency/XPresident Félix Tshisekedi said the timing of the next elections would depend on ending the conflict in eas»»»

The Union of International Haulers, together with the Bulgarian Association of Road Transport Unions and other representatives of the transport sector, plan to stage a protest in downtown Sofia on Friday, the organizers said. The protest will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the square known as the Power Tria»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The truce announced by Russia in the special military operation zone will be in effect on May 8-9, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. "Yes, we are talking about May 8-9," Peskov told reporters.Russia is counting on the resumption of negotiations on Ukraine, Dmitry »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that over the past 24 hours, Russian forces carried out strikes on transportation infrastructure used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. “Operational-tactical aviation, strike drones, missile troops, and artillery units of the Russian Armed Fo»»»

The Hague: A flight attendant for the KLM airline is being tested for the hantavirus after showing mild symptoms and being admitted to hospital in Amsterdam, a Dutch health ministry spokesperson told AFP Thursday. The woman was undergoing tests in hospital, said the spokesperson, Mischa Stubenitsky»»»

Dubai: Dubai-based logistics company DP World has launched a cargo war risk insurance product covering the full movement of goods across Middle East trade routes, aiming to address rising costs and gaps in conventional insurance coverage amid heightened regional instability. Get updated faster and »»»

RIYADH: Shatirah House Restaurant Co., popularly known as Burgerizzr, has reported a 201.79 percent profit increase in the first quarter of 2026, signaling strong growth of the food sector in the Kingdom. In a bourse filing, the company attributed this rise in profits to SR5.72 million ($1.52 milli»»»

Democratic Bulgaria is proposing 11 fuel-market measures to keep prices as low as possible and preserve competition, MP Martin Dimitrov said in Parliament on Thursday. Dimitrov explained that among them were fuel-saving measures, including incentives for urban, intercity and rail transport, as well»»»

Doha, Qatar: Es'hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, announced that it has expanded its channel offerings by incorporating Sama Jordan TV channel into its video distribution lineup at the 26° East orbital position, facilitated by the Es'hail-2 satellite. "Es'hailSat is delighted to welcome Sama Jo»»»

TASHKENT - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to discuss strengthening of ties between Belgrade and Tashkent and bringing closer the two countries and the two nations. Djuric conveyed Serbia's clear commitment to continuing and expanding cooperation in all areas of »»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3771 dinars for one euro on Thursday, which is a slight change relative to Wednesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.1 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli artillery shells southern Lebanese towns of Bani Hayyan and Bar’ashit: Al-Manar correspondent 07-05-2026 12:32 PM Latest News Urgen»»»

Saudi Arabia’s Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has set out regulations for pilgrims seeking to bring medications containing narcotic or psychotropic substances into the kingdom during Hajj. The authority said travellers must obtain a clearance permit and submit required documents, including a copy o»»»

Despite investment in in recent years, the global infrastructure sector faces a significant funding gap of $64 trillion globally. World governments and the private sector will need to invest close to $140 trillion between now and 2050 to address this shortfall, keep up with ever-shifting global con»»»

Iran said it was reviewing the latest American proposals on ending the war, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the country with a new wave of bombing unless a deal is reached that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. Hope that the two-month conflict coul»»»

Budapest, May 7 (SANA) The ongoing conflict in the Middle East could result in the loss of around 120 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies between 2026 and 2030, an analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday. According to Reuters, IEA gas analyst Gergely »»»

Fère-en-Tardenois, France: A French village was in shock Thursday after a 14-year-old girl was stabbed to death on her way to school the previous day. The teen was found gravely wounded on Wednesday morning in a street in Fere-en-Tardenois in northeastern France, the local prosecutor's office said.»»»

With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than two months into the Iran war. On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced "Project Freedom," a way for th»»»

DUBAI: “The events of the film are from almost a century ago, but it is still so relevant to daily life in Palestine,” director Annemarie Jacir told Arab News last year of her latest feature, “Palestine 36.” And, indeed, that’s one of the main takeaways from the movie, which arrived on Netflix this»»»

Cairo: Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, President of the Arab Parliament, strongly condemned and denounced the hostile and provocative Iranian statements and claims against the UAE, stressing that they represent a dangerous escalation, a rejected aggressive approach, a blatant violation of all internat»»»

The EU’s latest summit of its leaders had one objective: to show how the rest of the West is moving on while the US under President Donald Trump is neck-deep in a relationship drama. Right now it’s with Iran, but before that it was Venezuela. And it looks like Cuba may be next. Until now, the EU ha»»»

A hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has caught global media attention and triggered a lot of COVID trauma. The Dutch-flagged passenger ship the MV Hondius was cleared on Wednesday to dock in the Canary Islands, after three passengers were evacuated at Cape Verde. Seven peop»»»

RIYADH: The UAE residential market continues to show resilience, with nearly 45 percent of respondents planning to purchase property within the next 12 months, according to market research. Savills Middle East’s latest UAE Residential Investor Sentiment Survey, which polled investors, end-users, an»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has confirmed that June 30, 2026, is the final deadline for private sector companies employing 50 workers or more to meet their Emiratisation targets for the first half of 2026. Companies are required to achieve a 1% increase in t»»»

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Coca-Cola HBC Romania, strategic bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company and leader of the local soft drinks market, has announced a series of key appointments at local and Group level, strengthening its position in sustainability, commercial excellence, and talent development. “These appointment»»»

South Korea and the US will hold a high-level defense meeting in Washington on May 12-13 to discuss ‌the transfer ‌of wartime ‌operational ⁠control of their combined ⁠forces on the Korean peninsula, the South Korean defense ministry said ⁠on Thursday. The ‌Korea-US ‌Integrated Defense Dialogue (KID»»»

A 12-year-old boy was hospitalised in critical condition Thursday after a road accident with an e-scooter west of Athens, just days after the government announced plans to restrict minors’ use of the vehicles. The boy suffered severe head injuries when his e-scooter collided with a car in the town »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qur'anic Botanic Garden (QBG), a member of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), has concluded its educational programmes for the 2025/2026 academic year with a closing ceremony held on Wednesday, May 7, 2026. The event saw participation from environmental experts, academics, govern»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Hamad Medical Corporation, HMC, has reiterated its efforts to tackle childhood obesity in Qatar, revealing that approximately 50 percent of children in the country are classified as overweight or obese. In a social media post, HMC stated that statistics indicate 45 percent of girls»»»

Dubai: The Philippine dessert staple ube is steadily carving out a place in UAE kitchens, as Filipinos introduce the vibrant purple yam ingredient to a multicultural audience. Known for its striking colour and gently sweet flavour, ube is now becoming a favourite among residents seeking something b»»»