Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday said a U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports would deepen disruptions in the Gulf and fail to achieve its objectives. "Any attempt to impose a maritime blockade or restrictions is contrary to international law... and is doomed to fail," Pezeshkian said »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Culture has announced that the 35th edition of the Doha International Book Fair (DIBF) will open on May 14 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. 35th DIBF, which will run until May 23, will feature 36 participating countries, 515 publishing houses and other enti»»»

The US Department of Justice has charged Rubén Rocha Moya, governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, with drug trafficking in a rare move against a sitting foreign official. If convicted, he could face life in prison, as Washington steps up its crackdown on narcotics networks.»»»

BELGRADE - Czech Parliament Speaker Tomio Okamura said on Thursday in Belgrade his country supported Serbia's full EU integration and that he wanted Czechia and Serbia to deepen cooperation and work on advancing their relations. "It was confirmed that we have friends in Serbia, and we confirmed tha»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli enemy army issues new evacuation order for additional 15 towns in southern Lebanon 30-04-2026 15:45 PM Latest News Urgent News Isra»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran will respond with long-term strikes to the US attack, even if it is short-term, Majid Mousavi, the commander of the aerospace forces of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said on Thursday. "We will respond with long-term strikes to enemy operations, even i»»»

DOHA: The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) issued government Ijara Sukuk on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, with a total value of QR2.5 billion. QCB explained that the sukuk maturities vary as follows: QR1.25 billion (Tap Issuance) with a maturity date of September 3, 2028, and a yield of 4.4 percent, a»»»

Dubai: Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed dramatically as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate, with new images highlighting a sharp decline in vessel movement across one of the world’s most critical oil routes. Recent reports indicate that only a h»»»

LONDON: The UK government has announced an additional £25 million in funding to bolster security for Jewish communities, following a series of attacks that have heightened fears over safety and rising antisemitism. Interior minister Shabana Mahmood said the funding would be used to strengthen prote»»»

Mali’s military launched strikes on Kidal after separatist Azawad Liberation Front fighters claimed control, while coordinated attacks with jihadist group JNIM intensified insecurity. As rebels push to expand their reach and demand the withdrawal of Russian forces, jihadists have also announced a b»»»

BEIRUT: Israeli strikes on south Lebanon killed nine people including two children, the health ministry said Thursday, shortly after the president decried what he described as ongoing Israeli violations of a nearly two-week ceasefire. Israel has pressed its attacks on Lebanon as the fragile ceasefi»»»

Preliminary steps are being taken at Mitiga International Airport to resume air travel between Libya and Algeria. Libya’s Airports Authority reported last Wednesday (29 April) that the Assistant Director of Mitiga International Airport, accompanied by several department heads, received the Regional»»»

Syria's interior minister on Wednesday said it detained an Assad-era general accused of involvement in the 2013 Ghouta chemical attack. In a post on X, Anas Khattab said that "Adnan Abboud Hilweh, one of the most prominent officers responsible for the chemical massacre in Eastern Ghouta in 2013, is»»»

'How are we going to get back home?' Islamist group tightens blockade on Mali capital 10 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNicolas NégoceBBC Africa AFP via Getty ImagesMali's army has been battling Islamist groups for more than a decade Mali's capital city Bamako - a major West African »»»

A working meeting was held at the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic. Deputy Minister Bakytbek Kadyraliev, members of the Zhogorku Kenesh (Parliament) Zhyldyz Egemberdieva and Zhyldyz Kurmanalieva, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kyrgyzstan to India and concurrently to Sri La»»»

ASTANA: An official from Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry has lauded Saudi Arabia’s water sector achievements, highlighting that the Kingdom’s technical expertise can contribute to the success of the central Asian country’s proposed International Water Organization. “The government of Saudi Arabia has»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Transport General Authority said more than 45 million passengers travelled across the Kingdom’s rail network in the first quarter of 2026. The authority, known as TGA, said the urban rail sector recorded 42 million passengers during the quarter, including 31 million passenger»»»

LONDON: The leaders of major media companies around the world, including The Associated Press, are calling on Israel’s government to lift a ban keeping foreign journalists from being able to independently enter and report from Gaza, a barrier that’s been in place since the war’s start in 2023 and c»»»

Kuwait’s State Security and Terrorism Crimes Circuit at the Criminal Court has sentenced four people to three years in prison for fuelling sectarian strife on social media platforms. The court acquitted eight defendants and refrained from punishing 50 others in cases linked to sectarian incitement »»»

April 28 (UPI) -- A Georgia family was reunited with their pet cat seven years after the feline vanished during a move in California. The Davidson family said they adopted their cat, Dodger, as a kitten in 2016. The family was moving from California to Florida in 2016 when Dodger escaped from a fri»»»

April 29 (UPI) -- An Indiana sheriff's deputy responding to call about an animal in a roadway arrived to find an entire escaped farm -- including chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and goats. The Grant County Sheriff's Office said Deputy Korporal responded last week to a report of an animal in traffic»»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Outagamie County Recyc & SW (@recyclemore_oc) April 29 (UPI) -- A new speed limit sign posted outside a recycling center in Wisconsin is drawing attention for its oddly specific number -- 17.3 mph. Outagamie County Recycling and Solid Waste in Appleton a»»»

Israeli media acknowledged on Thursday that several soldiers were wounded after a drone explosion in the settlement of Shomera in the Western Galilee, in the latest escalation along the northern fron Reports indicated that a Hezbollah drone accurately struck a target in the area, igniting a fire an»»»

There is a useful diagnostic for the state of an empire: count its ambassadors. In April 2026, more than 15 months into the second Trump administration, the United States has no Senate-confirmed ambassador in Riyadh, none in Doha, and none in Abu Dhabi. The Saudi post is occupied by a chargée d'aff»»»

Amazon Leo, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite venture formerly known as Project Kuiper, is seeking regulatory approval to operate in Kenya, where global rival Starlink has already established a foothold. The application »»»

The world's largest battery maker has just placed a very large bet on a technology that, until recently, most of the industry considered was science fiction. Last week China’s CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limi»»»

There is a useful diagnostic for the state of an empire: count its ambassadors. In April 2026, more than 15 months into the second Trump administration, the United States has no Senate-confirmed ambassador in Riyadh, none in Doha, and none in Abu Dhabi. The Saudi post is occupied by a chargée d'aff»»»

There is a useful diagnostic for the state of an empire: count its ambassadors. In April 2026, more than 15 months into the second Trump administration, the United States has no Senate-confirmed ambassador in Riyadh, none in Doha, and none in Abu Dhabi. The Saudi post is occupied by a chargée d'aff»»»

There is a useful diagnostic for the state of an empire: count its ambassadors. In April 2026, more than 15 months into the second Trump administration, the United States has no Senate-confirmed ambassador in Riyadh, none in Doha, and none in Abu Dhabi. The Saudi post is occupied by a chargée d'aff»»»

There is a useful diagnostic for the state of an empire: count its ambassadors. In April 2026, more than 15 months into the second Trump administration, the United States has no Senate-confirmed ambassador in Riyadh, none in Doha, and none in Abu Dhabi. The Saudi post is occupied by a chargée d'aff»»»

There is a useful diagnostic for the state of an empire: count its ambassadors. In April 2026, more than 15 months into the second Trump administration, the United States has no Senate-confirmed ambassador in Riyadh, none in Doha, and none in Abu Dhabi. The Saudi post is occupied by a chargée d'aff»»»

There is a useful diagnostic for the state of an empire: count its ambassadors. In April 2026, more than 15 months into the second Trump administration, the United States has no Senate-confirmed ambassador in Riyadh, none in Doha, and none in Abu Dhabi. The Saudi post is occupied by a chargée d'aff»»»

There is a useful diagnostic for the state of an empire: count its ambassadors. In April 2026, more than 15 months into the second Trump administration, the United States has no Senate-confirmed ambassador in Riyadh, none in Doha, and none in Abu Dhabi. The Saudi post is occupied by a chargée d'aff»»»

There is a useful diagnostic for the state of an empire: count its ambassadors. In April 2026, more than 15 months into the second Trump administration, the United States has no Senate-confirmed ambassador in Riyadh, none in Doha, and none in Abu Dhabi. The Saudi post is occupied by a chargée d'aff»»»

There is a useful diagnostic for the state of an empire: count its ambassadors. In April 2026, more than 15 months into the second Trump administration, the United States has no Senate-confirmed ambassador in Riyadh, none in Doha, and none in Abu Dhabi. The Saudi post is occupied by a chargée d'aff»»»

A wave of multi-billion-dollar agreements between the United States and countries in the Western Balkans is reshaping the region’s energy and investment landscape, combining strategic geopolitical goals with an expanding footprint by companies linked to US President Donald Trump and his associates.»»»

There is a useful diagnostic for the state of an empire: count its ambassadors. In April 2026, more than 15 months into the second Trump administration, the United States has no Senate-confirmed ambassador in Riyadh, none in Doha, and none in Abu Dhabi. The Saudi post is occupied by a chargée d'aff»»»

Hungary is close to reaching a political agreement with the European Commission on securing the release of EU funds, incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced on his Facebook page on April 29. Magyar said he held "hig»»»

The Linataawan – EU for Civil Society in Libya Project concluded its second phase with a closing event held in Tripoli on 29 March 2026, bringing together representatives from civil society, programme participants, public institutions, international partners and diplomatic missions. Funded by the E»»»

An U.S. Army helicopter is unloaded from an C-5M Galaxy at Ramstein Air Base, southwest of Frankfurt, amid NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve in 2017. Home to around 27,000 troops and their families, "Little America" has been the headquarters for U.S. Air Forces in Europe and a critical NATO facilit»»»

The bodies of three citizens of Kyrgyzstan who died in Russia are being transported back home. According to preliminary information, the men died from carbon monoxide poisoning in the Moscow Oblast. Earlier, Russian media reported that the incident occurred at a construction site in Dmitrov distric»»»

JEDDAH: Qatar’s real estate trading volume fell by 5.7 percent week on week to 438.52 million riyals ($120.5 million) in the period from April 19 to 23, official data showed. The figure declined from more than 465 million riyals in the previous week, according to the Real Estate Registration Depart»»»

In 1988, the chickpeas and rice in this curry were part of a well-balanced meal - a serving of each provided a plethora of essential nutrients, including roughly 22 percent of the zinc a person needs to consume each day. Today, the very same meal has become a little less wholesome, meeting only 20 »»»

Oslo: The Norwegian Nobel Institute on Thursday announced that 287 nominations had been submitted for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. The list comprised 208 individuals and 79 organisations, it said, without identifying them. While fewer than the record 376 registered in 2016, the institute said the»»»

Sixty days into the US-Israeli war on Iran, peace talks are stalled and the world is bracing for yet more economic pain. RT asks how we got here, and who – if anyone – is really winning in the Persian Gulf? April 29 marks 60 days since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran. The initial hours»»»

A Democratic-led effort to limit US President Donald Trump’s authority to use military force against Cuba without congressional authorization has failed in the Senate. The Republican-majority Senate’s vote on the measure on Tuesday narrowly dismissed it as out of order in a 51-47 tally on grounds t»»»

BELGRADE - Parliamentary cooperation between Serbia and Czechia is exceptionally good and on par with the close and friendly ties between the two countries, Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Thursday after a meeting with Czech Parliament Speaker Tomio Okamura in Belgrade. Brnabic thank»»»

TUNIS, April 30, 2026 (TAP) - More than 120 business meetings were organised in Côte d'Ivoire between Tunisian professionals and around 30 Ivorian operators in the pharmaceutical, para-pharmaceutical and food supplements sectors, on the sidelines of...»»»

Dubai: A tragic incident has shaken the community of Kidangoor in the Kottayam district of Kerala after two sisters, who were settled in the United States, were found dead in Kanyakumari. The deceased, identified as Annie Philip (35) and Meera Philip (32), reportedly died by suicide after jumping i»»»

Abu Dhabi: Ferrari World Yas Island Abu Dhabi has added another milestone to its record list, with its flagship ride Formula Rossa earning a new Guinness World Records title for the fastest rollercoaster launch. The ride now holds the record for the highest speed achieved during a rollercoaster lau»»»