In his Victory Day speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin invoked the legacy of the Soviet people’s decisive role in defeating Nazism, linking it to Russia’s soldiers fighting in the special military operation in Ukraine. Russia's military is confronting "an aggressive force armed and supported b»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli military spokesman: Hezbollah launched several explosive-laden drones towards army forces in southern Lebanon 09-05-2026 19:01 PM L»»»

Mogadishu: The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE Hamza Abdi Barre met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Somalia Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al Nuaimi. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries.»»»

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone call with Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, the latest regional developments and the repercussions of the unprovoked Iranian terrorist attacks t»»»

WASHINGTON: A flight departing Denver International Airport struck a person on the runway during takeoff late Friday, with at least one passenger injured, according to the airport and US media reports. Denver International Airport said in a statement that “Frontier Flight 4345 reported striking a p»»»

DHAKA: More than 350 Bangladeshi children are suspected to have died from measles in fewer than two months, health authorities said on Saturday, as the country battles its deadliest measles outbreak in recent history. Since March 15 doctors have struggled to contain a surge in infections, with over»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 09:45 on Saturday 09-05-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers at Khallet Al-Raj in Deir»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded its highest number of initial public offerings in more than two decades this year, a senior finance ministry adviser said on Saturday, pointing to rising investor participation and company registrations as signs of improving business confidence in the country. Pakis»»»

Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday killed four people while a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 13, state media and the Health Ministry said. The three drone strikes south of Beirut marked another escalation since a ceasefire between Isra»»»

Beirut, May 9 (SANA) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Saturday that talks with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and senior officials in Damascus resulted in “significant progress” on a range of shared issues, including the economy, energy, transportation and security cooperation. In a post »»»

A bill aimed at curbing the prices of agricultural produce will be submitted to the National Assembly’s registry office on Monday by Progressive Bulgaria MP Yavor Gechev, Agriculture and Food Minister Plamen Abrovski said on Saturday. Abrovski was among the official guests at the Strawberry Festiva»»»

Chennai: Tamil Nadu is set for a major political transition as Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay met Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at Lok Bhavan on Saturday, after his alliance crossed the majority mark required to form the government. According to reports, Lok Bhavan officials said»»»

US President Donald Trump announced that he is giving the European Union until July 4 to implement the terms of a trade agreement reached with the United States in July 2025. If the EU fails to comply, Washington may sharply increase tariffs on European goods, including raising car tariffs from the»»»

Despite Poland’s very high fiscal deficit, S&P, the world’s largest credit rating agency, maintained the country’s A- sovereign rating and stable outlook. While other agencies have recently warned about rising fiscal risks, S&P cited Poland’s strong economic growth and resilience to external shocks»»»

Artificial intelligence is increasingly transforming Polish industries, especially banking, healthcare, manufacturing, and public administration. Experts at the European Economic Congress emphasized that most companies remain stuck in pilot projects instead of implementing AI at scale, where real b»»»

A Frontier Airlines jet hit and killed a pedestrian on the runway Friday night. File Photo by CJ Gunther/EPA May 9 (UPI) -- A Frontier Airlines plane taking off from Denver International Airport hit and killed a pedestrian crossing the runway as the flight took off. The flight was en route to Los A»»»

Liverpool: Liverpool missed the chance to all but secure Champions League football next season after a 1-1 draw against a wounded Chelsea on Saturday. The Blues had lost six consecutive Premier League games to fall out of contention for a top-five finish. Ryan Gravenberch's sweet strike gave Liverp»»»

Doha: The Qatar Sports for All Federation, of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, will organize the third edition of the global half-marathon, "ONE RUN FOR ALL," on May 24 at the Lusail International Circuit, with the participation of more than 2,500 runners of all ages and categories, including men,»»»

Share: This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Nabatieh shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the village of Mayfadoun on May 9, 2026. © Abbas Fakih, AFP The Israeli military launched strikes across southern Lebanon on Saturday after issuing evacuation»»»

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Damascus on Saturday on a visit tackling issues including security, transport and energy. Beirut and Damascus have been rebuilding their ties after the December 2024 overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in Syria, wh»»»

Doha, Qatar: As a destination for world-renowned luxury brands and the exclusive home of Giuseppe Zanotti, Galeries Lafayette Doha welcomed the Italian label with Pop-Up Launch on April 23, 2026. The event unveiled its SS26 collection, highlighted by the debut of the refined Slim 2.0 design, markin»»»

Thailand will increase its international passenger service charge by more than 50% starting June 20, affecting travellers at six major airports operated by Airports of Thailand (AOT). The change will apply only to outbound international passengers. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf»»»

The WHO chief told the people of Tenerife Saturday that the risk to them from an arriving cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak was "low". "I need you to hear me clearly: this is not another Covid," World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote in an open l»»»

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank forced Palestinians to exhume the body of their father from his freshly dug village grave, his family said, near a settlement re-established by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Hussein Asasa, 80, died on Friday of natural causes and was buri»»»

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has been decimated in parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales, as well as local elections in England. However, Starmer is refusing calls to resign. Labour was the biggest loser in Thursday’s elections. As results came in on Friday, Starmer’s »»»

Gone are the days when the Republic of Moldova was synonymous with communism. Today, its largest cities are bursting with business and opportunity and the smallest ones are rapidly catching up. Of course, nowhere is this more obvious than in Chișinău, but fortunately for the rest of the country the»»»

BEIRUT: European Union crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib on Saturday urged increased humanitarian access in south Lebanon, where Israel has kept up strikes and Hezbollah has been launching attacks despite a ceasefire. “Humanitarian aid is ready, but too often it cannot reach those who need it mo»»»

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Nigeria’s military said it killed at least 50 militants during clashes this week at a base in the country’s northeast, the heartland of a long-running Islamist insurgency. Since 2009, the country has been battling Boko Haram and its splinter faction the Daesh West Africa Provinc»»»

The mountain bongo has become the ghost of the forest, hard to spot amid the dense shrubs due to its ability to camouflage. A critically endangered species, the animal is being slowly reintroduced into the wild by conservationists to increase the number of the rare antelope that are indigenous to K»»»

A Frontier Airlines plane hit a pedestrian on the runway of the Denver International Airport during takeoff, airport authorities said, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate. The plane, on route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian du»»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar condemned the attack that targeted the city of Smara in the Kingdom of Morocco. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed Qatar's full solidarity with the Kingdom of Morocco and support for Morocco's sovereign rights in the Moroccan »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Laos is set to negotiate with the Russian side in order to expand cooperation between the states, Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith said on Saturday. The Lao president, who is currently on a visit to Russia, has congratulated President Vladimir Putin on the Victory Day celebratio»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian and US administrations held telephone talks for two days before reaching agreements on a truce and prisoner exchange with Ukraine, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Saturday. "We held telephone talks on this issue for two days, representatives of the Russian and Ameri»»»

* Israeli military says soldiers were sent to the scene* UN Human ‌Rights Office condemns the incident* Israeli government last year approved Sa-Nur’s re-establishmentASASA, West Bank: Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank forced Palestinians to exhume the body of their father from his ​freshl»»»

DHAKA, Bangladesh: Mohammad Abbas claimed five wickets to restrict Bangladesh to 413 before two debutant batsmen combined to put Pakistan in a strong position in the first Test on Saturday. Opener Azan Awais hit an unbeaten 85 and Abdullah Fazal, also playing in his first Test, was 37 not out as Pa»»»

TUNIS, May 9, 2026 (TAP) – Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada Francis Scarpaleggia will pay an official visit to Tunisia from May 10 to 13, 2026, leading a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of Speaker of the Assembly of People’s...»»»

The WHO chief told the people of Tenerife Saturday that the risk to them from an arriving cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak was "low". "I need you to hear me clearly: this is not another Covid," World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote in an open l»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers near the Misgav Am site with a loitering glider and achieved a c»»»

Tartous, May 9 (SANA) The port of Tartous received 298 ships during the first quarter of this year, including 266 cargo ships and 32 maintenance vessels, with trade volume surging to 2.75 million tons, including 2.25 million tons imported and 500,000 tons of phosphate exported, plus 20,000 tons of »»»

ALBURY, Australia: Australia’s far-right One Nation party won its first lower house election battle by a wide margin on Saturday, snatching a seat held by traditional conservative parties since 1949. Led by Pauline Hanson, who advocates for big immigration cuts and campaigns against “radical Islam,»»»

MOSCOW: ‌The Kremlin on Saturday said that the United States was in a hurry to clinch a peace deal to end the Ukraine war but that getting to any sort of agreement was a very long way off because the issues were so complicated and talks were basically on hold. During four years of the deadliest Eur»»»

A Frontier Airlines plane hit a pedestrian on the runway of the Denver International Airport during takeoff, airport authorities said, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate. The plane, on route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, "reported striking a pedestrian du»»»

In the context of the escalated confrontation with the Zionist enemy, the Islamic Resistance launched several attacks on the Israeli occupation forces in South Lebanon and Galilee, inflicting direct hits. Hezbollah Military Media issued consecutive statements to detail the Resistance attacks and th»»»

Two activists arrested last month when Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla they were travelling on are expected to be deported in the coming days after being released from security detention on Saturday, their lawyers said. Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, and Brazilian Thiago Av»»»

MADRID: Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands will send planes to evacuate their citizens aboard the Tenerife-bound cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, Spain’s interior minister said in Madrid on Saturday. The European Union is sending two further planes for remaining »»»

BUDAPEST: The newly appointed speaker of Hungary’s parliament ordered the EU flag be hung back on the building on Saturday, ending its long absence under Viktor Orban, who was voted from power nearly four weeks ago. Agnes Forsthoffer said, minutes after lawmakers overwhelmingly elected her to lead »»»

Flow, the residential real estate brand redefining how people live globally, has announced the opening of Flow Olaya — its newest and most elevated Riyadh community, located in the prestigious Olaya district. Flow Olaya offers unparalleled living steps away from Riyadh’s iconic Kingdom Center with »»»

DOHA: The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) held a consultative meeting with United Nations branches, offices, and agencies under the title 'Sustaining Partnership and Integrating Roles: Enhancing Paths of Cooperation through a Human Rights-Based Approach'. The meeting focused on strengthening»»»

A 56-year-old man was arrested in southeastern Attica on Friday for possession of illegal weapons, police said Saturday. The search in the suspect’s house in Lavrio came after authorities received a tip about an illegal stash of weapons. Officers found a crossbow, two arrows, a police baton, three »»»

Doha, Qatar: As summer sets in, Qatar’s coastline offers a refreshing way to experience the country, where tranquil northern shores, vibrant city beaches and dramatic desert landscapes come together along the Arabian Gulf. Whether it is a quiet morning by the water, a family day out or an active be»»»