Muscat: Foreign Minister of Oman Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi discussed regional developments, as well as de-escalation efforts and political solutions, during two separate phone calls on Thursday with Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of Germany Johann Wadephul. During his»»»

Then-Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defence General Li Shangfu gestures before delivering his speech during a plenary session of the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue at the Shangri-la hotel in Singapore, on June 4, 2023. On Thursday, he was given a»»»

Rositsa Karamfilova - Blagova has been proposed Minister of Environment and Water in the draft Cabinet of Rumen Radev. Rositsa Karamfilova is an expert with over 20 years of experience in environmental management. From 2022–2023, she served as Minister of Environment and Water in two consecutive ca»»»

Encho Keryazov has been proposed as Minister of Youth and Sports in the draft Cabinet of Rumen Radev. Encho Keryazov is 52 years old and is serving a second term as deputy mayor of Yambol. He is founder of the Encho Keryazov Foundation for support to talented children and producer of the internatio»»»

Ilin Dimitrov has been proposed as Minister of Tourism in the draft Cabinet of Rumen Radev. Ilin Dimitrov is 42 years old and an expert with experience in tourism, academia and public administration. Between 2022 and 2023 he served as minister of tourism in two caretaker governments. Before that he»»»

Nikolay Naydenov has been proposed as Justice Minister in the draft Cabinet of Rumen Radev. Naydenov, aged 51, is an expert with more than 20 years of strategic experience in the management of state institutions, social reforms, and international law, said the press service of Progressive Bulgaria.»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Football Association's Referees Committee announced today the appointment of referee Abdullah Al Athba to officiate the 2026 Emir Cup final between Al Sadd and Al Gharafa, slated for Saturday at Khalifa International Stadium. Al Athba will be assisted by Yousef Aref as first »»»

San Francisco, United States: Generative artificial intelligence is being used by 17.8 percent of the world's working-age population, but the gap between wealthy and developing nations continues to widen, according to a report published Tuesday by Microsoft. In the first quarter of 2026, 27.5 perce»»»

SANTIAGO, Chile, May 7 (UPI) -- Chile's five largest television networks filed an antitrust suit against Google, accusing the tech giant of abusing its dominant position in the search engine and digital advertising markets. The broadcasters said they broight legal action because Google's alleged an»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Thursday the Serbian side was not satisfied with a proposal received from Hungary's MOL earlier in the day, but that Serbia remained committed to continuing talks with MOL on its acquisition of a Russian majority »»»

Pakistan is seeking to broaden the Quadrilateral Transit Trade Agreement by adding Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Such an expansion would allow these landlocked Central Asian nations to reach Pakistani seaports. Pakistani Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, said he held talks to exp»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 14:45 on Thursday 07-05-2026 a Merkava tank in Bint Jbeil town with a loitering drone, achieving a »»»

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Tunis, May 7 (TAP)- The 2030 UfM Action Plan on Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Management – translating political commitment into operational reality was formally endorsed during the 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Workshop on Fire Risks held on May 7-8...»»»

Katya Ivkova has been proposed as Minister of Health in the draft Cabinet of Rumen Radev. Katya Ivkova holds a Master's degree in Public Health and Health Management from the Medical University of Sofia, graduated with full honours, and in International Relations from the University of National and»»»

Plamen Abrovski has been proposed as Minister of Agriculture and Food in the draft Cabinet of Rumen Radev. Abrovski holds a Master of Laws from the Southwestern University "Neofit Rilski". He has in-depth knowledge of administrative and commercial law, as well as the mechanisms for implementing sta»»»

Velislava Petrova has been proposed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the draft Cabinet of Rumen Radev. Velislava Petrova earned a doctor's degree in infectious diseases from Cambridge University. She then worked for UNAIDS on healthcare innovations for the Global South, and during the COVID-19 pan»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ooredoo Group Thursday announced a partnership with du, the leading telecom and digital services provider, to land the Fibre in the Gulf (FIG) subsea cable system in the UAE, marking further progress in the development of a high-capacity international connectivity platform designed to »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced on Thursday that the Civil Defence has responded to a fire at a factory in the Birkat Al Awamer area. In a statement on X, the Ministry also confirmed that the fire has been brought under control and no injuries were reported from the incident.»»»

Doha: The State of Qatar participated on Thursday in a meeting of foreign ministers from the EU Mediterranean group (MED9), the League of Arab States, and Western Balkan countries, held via video conference. Qatar was represented by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraik»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States sanctioned on Thursday ​Iraq’s deputy oil minister and militias over support for Iran, the Treasury Department said.The Treasury Department accused Iraq’s minister Ali ‌Maarij Al-Bahadly of ‌abusing “his ​position ‌to ⁠facilitate ​the diversion of ⁠oil to be sold for t»»»

TEL AVIV: Israel on Thursday indicted a Jewish man over a violent attack on a nun near Jerusalem’s Old City last week, the latest in a string of high-profile incidents targeting Christians and religious symbols. The indictment identified the man as Yona Schreiber, 36, from the Israeli-occupied West»»»

Lebanon and Israel will hold a new round of talks on May 14-15 in Washington on seeking a peace deal, a U.S. official said. "There will be talks between Lebanon and Israel Thursday and Friday next week in Washington," a State Department official said on condition of anonymity.»»»

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Natalia Efremova is a lawyer, having graduated from Sofia University and holds a master's degree in Finance. She started working as a junior legal advisor at the State Receivables Agency at the Ministry of Finance. After 2003, she was a member of the political cabinet and health attache at the perm»»»

Ivan Shishkov is 62 years old and is an established expert in architecture, urban planning and public administration. From 2022 to 2023, he served as Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, having previously been a deputy minister and adviser in the same ministry. His professional biogra»»»

Tunis, May 7 (TAP) - The first edition of the Tunisian Travel Market 2026 (TTM 2026) was inaugurated on Thursday by Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts Sofiane Tekaya.The minister told reporters that TTM, held on May 7-9 at the Tunis City of Culture...»»»

Between 2022 and 2023 Ivan Demerdzhiev served as deputy prime minister and minister of the interior in the two consecutive caretaker governments of Galab Donev. In 2021 he was caretaker minister of justice and deputy minister in the same ministry. His professional career is closely linked to the le»»»

Our weekly digest of Hungarian politics continues, as we report on developments after April’s historic election and on the formation of the Tisza government. This week we cover the following topics: The tearful billionaire who offered his companies to the state. Billions funnelled to allies and cam»»»

Ras Al Khaimah: Ras Al Khaimah Police has launched a major road safety awareness campaign titled “Cross Safely” as part of the Gulf Unified Traffic Week 2026, while announcing a significant decline in traffic fatalities and serious road accidents across the emirate. The week-long campaign, organise»»»

GENEVA: France’s reforms in New Caledonia must only go ahead with the effective participation of the Pacific territory’s indigenous Kanak people, a United Nations watchdog said Thursday. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) urged Paris to ensure that any changes conce»»»

There is a U.S. effort to de-escalate Israeli actions in Lebanon in preparation for consolidating the ceasefire and moving to the second phase of negotiations, a Lebanese official told Al-Jazeera on Thursday. "Rounds of negotiations at the delegation level will begin next week in Washington. The ne»»»

UK police said Thursday they had arrested a man wielding a weapon who "was behaving in an intimidating manner" close to the home of former prince Andrew in eastern England. Norfolk police confirmed they had been called to an incident late Wednesday near the Sandringham Estate "and the man was arres»»»

Tunis, May 7 (TAP) - The weather will be cloudy and rainy on Thursday night on most western regions, and locally heavy in Kef, Jendouba, Beja and Bizerte. Hailstorms are also expected in some areas with strong winds. The rainfall will gradually...»»»

Riyadh Airports Company, which manages and operates King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, achieved a new global accomplishment by winning four awards at the 2026 Stevie Awards, considered among the most prominent international awards honoring innovation and excellence across various business»»»

Atanas Pekanov was born in Athens in 1991. Holds a PhD in economics from Vienna University of Economics and Business and a master's degree in economic policy from University College London. Worked in the Vienna-based Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), as a lecturer at the Vienna Univer»»»

Alexander Pulev was born in Plovdiv on February 5, 1981. Holds an MBA with a focus on finance from Oxford University, UK, and a bachelor's degree in Information Systems and Finance from the University of Maine, US. Worked as a Director of Investment Banking at the UniCredit banking group and as a P»»»

1 of 2 | Ambulances and police park at Schiphol airport, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, waiting to transport a patient medically evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius with suspected hantavirus on Thursday. Photo by Michel van Bergen/EPA May 7 (UPI) -- Public health officials conducted contract tr»»»

Tunis, May 7 (TAP) - The first edition of the Tunisian Travel Market 2026 (TTM 2026) was inaugurated on Thursday by Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts Sofiane Tekaya.The minister told reporters that TTM, held on May 7-9 at the Tunis City of Culture...»»»

Galab Donev is the top-of-the-list candidate of Progressive Bulgaria for Pazardzhik’s 13th multi-member constituency, the coalition press service said here Thursday. Between 2022 and 2023, Donev served as caretaker prime minister of the Republic of Bulgaria in two successive governments. His profes»»»

ROME - Serbian tennis player Miomir Kecmanovic is through to the second round of the Rome Masters tournament after a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Czech Dalibor Svrcina in the opening round on Thursday. Kecmanovic won after an hour and 25 minutes of play. He will next face 12th seed Andrey Rublev of Russia»»»

The World Health Organisation sought to calm fears of a wider health emergency on Thursday as authorities across multiple continents scrambled to trace passengers and crew linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the overall»»»

A young Jordanian man was found alive on Thursday after spending three days inside a deep well in the Al Muqabalain area of the capital, Amman, local media reported. Ivan Al Qaisi is believed to have fallen into the 8-metre well, where he remained trapped before being located following intensive se»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Airports Co., which manages and operates Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, has achieved a new global milestone by winning four awards at the 2026 Stevie Awards, one of the world’s leading international awards programs recognizing innovation and excellence acr»»»

Rumen Radev is the prime ministerial nominee of Progressive Bulgaria. Earlier on Thursday, President Iliana Iotova handed him the first exploratory mandate for forming a government. Radev served as President of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026. On January 19, 2026, he announced in an address to the natio»»»

The Justice Ministry on Thursday released a report on its activity while the caretaker Cabinet was in office (February 19 - May 7, 2026). During that period, the Ministry prepared a total of 17 draft statutory instruments. The Ministry triggered procedures for the transposition of EU directives who»»»

This week, Beijing has become the busiest diplomatic crossroads on the planet. While Western newsrooms have fixed their cameras on Donald Trump's packed suitcases ahead of his trip to China next week, the touchdown of a plane carrying Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, scrambled the calculati»»»

This week, Beijing has become the busiest diplomatic crossroads on the planet. While Western newsrooms have fixed their cameras on Donald Trump's packed suitcases ahead of his trip to China next week, the touchdown of a plane carrying Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, scrambled the calculati»»»

This week, Beijing has become the busiest diplomatic crossroads on the planet. While Western newsrooms have fixed their cameras on Donald Trump's packed suitcases ahead of his trip to China next week, the touchdown of a plane carrying Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, scrambled the calculati»»»

This week, Beijing has become the busiest diplomatic crossroads on the planet. While Western newsrooms have fixed their cameras on Donald Trump's packed suitcases ahead of his trip to China next week, the touchdown of a plane carrying Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, scrambled the calculati»»»