BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: Hezbollah rejected a ceasefire plan agreed by the Lebanese and Israeli governments in US-mediated talks, as Israel kept up strikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday and said it wouldn’t be withdrawing from the south. The United States announced on Wednesday that Lebanon and Israel h»»»

TOKYO: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty highlighted the strong strategic partnership between Egypt and Japan, describing the relationship as boundless and emphasizing the importance of increased Japanese investment in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents’ Clu»»»

The President of Kyrgyzstan has signed a law introducing amendments to the Code of Offenses, establishing administrative liability for violations of requirements in the halal industry. The law introduces a new Article 385-1 «Violation of the requirements of the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic in»»»

The event is attended by Tibor Földi, Chairman of the Board of Cordia Group, and Mauricio Mesa Gomez, Chairman of the Board of Cordia Romania and Spain, and signals the official launch of construction works for the 274-apartment development. “The groundbreaking of Centropolitan is a defining moment»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump criticized on Thursday a House of Representatives vote to limit his war powers, describing it as meaningless and poorly timed amid ongoing negotiations to end the conflict with Iran. "Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republica»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Pentagon is cutting back on military exercises due to unforeseen expenses and a hike in fuel prices driven by the crisis in the Middle East, ABC News has reported, citing US officials and department documents. The US Department of Defense documents show that the average price»»»

JAZAN: The Euphorbia fractiflexa in Jazan province in southwest Saudi Arabia has put the native flora at heart of ecotourism in the coastal region. Jazan’s rich plant diversity reflects its varied terrain, spanning plains, valleys, and mountain slopes, making it an appealing destination for ecotour»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan condemned “brutal” Iranian attacks targeting Bahrain during a phone call with his Bahraini counterpart on Thursday. Bahrain’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that its military intercepted and destroyed three missiles and a number of drones »»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar welcomed Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin to Budapest on Thursday for high-level talks focusing on Ireland’s upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union, which begins on 1 July. The importance of Micheál Martin visiting Budapest and Péter Magyar The »»»

Dubai’s shopping enthusiasts can look forward to LIZ – The Original Shopper Sale, taking place from 4–7 June at Exhibition Hall 4, Dubai World Trade Centre. Open daily from 11:00am to 11:00pm, the four-day retail event brings together over 50 leading fashion, lifestyle, home, and electronics brands»»»

A draft law submitted to the Zhogorku Kenesh proposes amendments to several legislative acts in the field of taxation and non-tax revenues, including the Tax Code, the Code on Non-Tax Revenues, the Code of Offenses, and other regulatory frameworks. The size and payment procedure of the fee will be »»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s benchmark Tadawul All Share Index ended the week lower, shedding 11.59 points, or 0.11 percent, to close at 10,990.45. The parallel market Nomu outperformed the main index, rising 71.33 points, or 0.31 percent, to 23,078, while the MSCI Tadawul 30 Index declined 2.81 points, »»»

On June 3, 1989, news of the passing of Imam Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini swept across the globe, bringing profound grief to revolutionary and freedom-seeking people from diverse ideological, intellectual, and religious backgrounds. His Eminence departed after founding the Islamic Republic of Iran, se»»»

Hezbollah resumed its rocket fire days after Israel and the United States launched their surprise attack on Iran on Feb. 28. Before then, Israel had regularly carried out strikes in Lebanon against what it said were militant targets, often killing civilians, despite an earlier truce reached in 2024»»»

Hezbollah on Thursday rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal. Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem, in a written statement read on TV, said the agreement's demand that Hezbollah fighters leave southern Leban»»»

Arab Finance: The net profits of Al Shams Housing and Urbanization increased by 6.89% year-on-year (YoY) to EGP 48.957 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, compared to EGP 45.797 million, according to a bourse filing. Sales jumped to EGP 59.446 million at the end of March 2026, up from EGP 38»»»

The sustainability of water resources, waste management, and competitiveness were on the agenda of a meeting with EU Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience, and Competitive Circular Economy Jessika Roswall, Minister of Environment and Water Rositsa Karamfilova to journalists on Thursday. Ka»»»

The European Commission presented its annual assessment of justice systems across the European Union on Thursday. The data show that Bulgaria ranks first among EU Member States in court expenditure as a share of GDP, at nearly 0.7%. When court expenditure is measured per capita, however, Bulgaria r»»»

TUNIS, June 4 (TAP) - The Ministry of National Defence received on Wednesday evening at El Aouina Air Base 48 Hummer vehicles donated by the United States of America, in the presence of U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia Bill Bazzi as well as senior...»»»

RIYADH: Middle Eastern consumers are proving resilient but increasingly strategic, spreading spending across channels and price tiers as they navigate a more complex retail environment, data shows. The latest “State of the Nation” report from market research firm NielsenIQ, covering performance in »»»

Doha, Qatar: In response to information being shared on social media platforms, Qatar Fuel Company (WOQOD) has issued a statement highlighting the priority on the health and safety of personnel working at its service stations. It assured community members that several preventive measures have been »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: We are focused only on a full halt to the aggression, a ceasefire, and the Israeli occupation’s withdrawal from Lebanese ter»»»

RIYADH: A British construction worker who fatally stabbed Saudi student Mohammed Al-Qasim in Cambridge last summer was sentenced on Thursday to life imprisonment for murder, with a minimum term of 22 and a half years before he can be considered for parole, according to Cambridge Crown Court. Chas C»»»

Kathmandu: A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was believed dead has been found alive after crawling alone almost to Base Camp, officials told AFP on Thursday. His wife had even begun to offer last rite prayers for his soul, she said at the hospital in the cap»»»

NEW DELHI: Riyadh Air and Air India on Thursday announced a new partnership agreement to meet growing demand for Saudi-India travel and better connect both countries to global destinations. Saudi Arabia is the second-most visited destination for Indians, with about 3.4 million Indian tourists visit»»»

Jakarta: Director of Policy and Planning Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Khalid bin Fahad Al Khater met Thursday, June 4, 2026, in Jakarta, separately, with Their Excellencies Deputy Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Indonesia Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir and Muhammad Anis M»»»

Zagreb: Four people were killed on Thursday in a plane crash on Croatia's northern Adriatic coast, police said. "According to currently available information four people have died" in the crash of the plane in Medulin, on Croatia's northwestern Istria peninsula, a police statement said. The acciden»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: Placing the security track under the slogan of a fake ceasefire—understood as Hezbollah halting fire and resistance withdraw»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: The Washington declaration is a roadmap for the annihilation of part of the Lebanese people and the subjugation of the rest »»»

The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution aimed at making it impossible for US President Donald Trump to take further military action against Iran without the approval of Congress. The Trump administration did not consult with lawmakers when it launched ‘Operation Epic Fury’ and attac»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh's health minister said six newborns who died within a few hours in the same hospital ward last week had effectively suffocated due to poor ventilation, blaming "extreme negligence" by health workers. The infants, aged between one and three days, died on May 27 in the post-delivery»»»

London: UK leader Keir Starmer accused US tech tycoon Elon Musk on Thursday of "trying to whip up division" in Britain following anger over the police handling of the murder of a white student by a Sikh man. The case of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was put in handcuffs by police as he lay mortally »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: Making the disarmament of the resistance the basis of any agreement means weakening Lebanon and threatening its existence, d»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem, in a statement marking the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s passing: Lebanon’s resistance was»»»

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - Building a multipolar world requires an urgent reform of the United Nations and the restoration of its authority, Wang (Henry) Huiyao, president of the Center for China and Globalization, said on Thursday. "First, I think, we are getting the multipolar world and then we n»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Armed Forces Staff Sergeant Milovan Jovanovic, who was deployed to the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, died on Thursday morning as a result of wounds sustained after a missile fell onto a UN base at which peacekeeping personnel, including a part of a Serbian contingent, is st»»»

DUBAI: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has praised Pakistan’s judiciary after the Lahore High Court upheld the death sentences of two men convicted in the 2020 motorway gang-rape case that shocked the country and triggered widespread debate over women’s safety. Reacting to the ruling on X, Musk »»»

The US House of Representatives has delivered one of the strongest political rebukes yet to President Donald Trump’s handling of the war with Iran, approving a resolution that seeks to halt American military involvement in the conflict. The vote does not immediately end the war. Nor does it guarant»»»

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed a vote in the US House seeking to order the withdrawal of American troops from the Iran war, suggesting the "unpatriotic" move disrupted negotiations with Tehran. The largely symbolic vote came "right in the middle of my final ne»»»

Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) has launched a new digital platform aimed at helping entrepreneurs establish and operate small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more quickly and at lower cost, as the emirate seeks to strengthen its position as a global business hub. The platform, »»»

MELBOURNE,: A Yazidi woman has alleged she shared a bedroom with a woman accused of enslaving her in Syria and was repeatedly raped and beaten by the woman’s father, police told a court on Thursday. Zeinab Ahmad, 31, applied for bail in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on two slavery charges. The h»»»

On Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31, the day of the Indian Premier League final in Ahmedabad, the International Cricket Council conducted board meetings in the same city. According to the subsequent press release, the outcome was “a series of decisions aimed at strengthening governance, support»»»

On Thursday, MPs established the following standing parliamentary committees and approved their members: Committee on Economic Policy, Investment and Industry, chaired by Stefan Belchev (Progressive Bulgaria); Committee on Legal Affairs, chaired by Yanka Tyankova (Progressive Bulgaria); Committee o»»»

June 3 (UPI) -- A chicken on the loose in a Kentucky neighborhood led an animal control officer and neighbors on a chase before taking a dip in a pool. Lexington-Fayette Animal Care & Control said on social media that an officer responded to the Tates Creek area on Friday night on a report of a chi»»»

Share: This picture taken from a position in Upper Galilee in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, shows smoke rising as the Israeli army demolishes buildings and homes in southern Lebanon, April 27, 2026. The Shiite community in Lebanon suffered the most as a result of Hezbollah’s wars w»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe US Oil Stockpiles Plunge to 20-Year Low as Iran War Drains Reserves, Analysts Warn of $200 Crude 04-06-2026 15:06 PM US crude oil and refin»»»

TUNIS, June 4, 2026 (TAP) - Tunisia's current account deficit narrowed to TND 2.731 billion, representing 1.5% of GDP, at the end of April 2026, compared with TND 2.957 billion, or 1.7% of GDP, a year earlier, according to data published by the...»»»

Russia’s Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov affirmed his country’s satisfaction with the level of development in its strategic relations with Saudi Arabia, explaining that the Kingdom’s participation as the guest of honor at the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum this »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have liberated the settlement of Komsomolskoye in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "As a result of active and decisive actions, units of the Vostok battlegroup liberated the Komsomolskoye settlement of the Zaporozhye r»»»

Hungary’s largest ongoing municipal corruption investigation has expanded significantly, with prosecutors announcing that 12 additional suspects have been questioned in connection with the so-called Óbuda (Budapest’s District III) corruption case. The latest developments bring the total number of s»»»