Around 1,500 ships and their crews are trapped in the Gulf due to the Iranian blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) chief said in Panama Thursday. The war in the Middle East, unleashed February 28 by Israel and the United States against Iran, provoked »»»

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise. The health emergency aboard the ship that's moored across the ocean comes as Argentina sees a surge of hantavir»»»

JEDDAH: As artificial intelligence shifts from experimentation to real-world deployment, Saudi supply chain and enterprise leaders are embedding advanced tools into operational decision-making, forecasting and resilience strategies. For Yahyah Pandor, vice president and general manager for MENAT at»»»

Isaac Herzog's arrival in Panama City on May 6, the first state visit by an Israeli president to the country, was framed by Jerusalem as an exercise in bilateral diplomacy. The Israeli Foreign Ministry described it as a chance to "deepen ties" and celebrate Panama as a "true friend." Neither c»»»

Isaac Herzog's arrival in Panama City on May 6, the first state visit by an Israeli president to the country, was framed by Jerusalem as an exercise in bilateral diplomacy. The Israeli Foreign Ministry described it as a chance to "deepen ties" and celebrate Panama as a "true friend." Neither c»»»

Isaac Herzog's arrival in Panama City on May 6, the first state visit by an Israeli president to the country, was framed by Jerusalem as an exercise in bilateral diplomacy. The Israeli Foreign Ministry described it as a chance to "deepen ties" and celebrate Panama as a "true friend." Neither c»»»

Isaac Herzog's arrival in Panama City on May 6, the first state visit by an Israeli president to the country, was framed by Jerusalem as an exercise in bilateral diplomacy. The Israeli Foreign Ministry described it as a chance to "deepen ties" and celebrate Panama as a "true friend." Neither c»»»

The suspension of steel production at Bosnia’s flagship plant in Zenica is sending shockwaves across the country’s industrial base and into neighbouring Croatia, disrupting rail freight, port operations and regional supply chains in what industry officials warn could become one of the most signific»»»

BEIRUT: About one in four people in Lebanon are expected to face acute food insecurity this summer as Israel’s military campaign in the south enters its third month, deepening a humanitarian crisis in a country already reeling from economic collapse and dwindling aid. A new assessment by the Integr»»»

As Lebanon marks a month since “Black Wednesday”, when massive Israeli strikes killed 361 people, the international community continues to call on the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah. But the US legal imperative to ensure Israel has a “qualitative military edge” (QME) has kept the Lebanese milita»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio paid a fence‑mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday, highlighting close ties between the two sides after President Donald Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV over his opposition to the Iran war angered the Holy See and triggered an ongoing public spat.  The US S»»»

The World Health Organization said Thursday that more cases of the hantavirus could emerge but expected the outbreak to be "limited" if precautions are taken, after the disease killed three passengers from a cruise ship. Countries around the world moved on Thursday to contain the further spread of »»»

Not far from the North Pole, in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lies a piece of Russia. In NATO member state Norway, two Russian villages, or "settlements" as Moscow calls them, have been active for decades. This frozen, hostile land at the ends of the Earth has caught Moscow's int»»»

The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius is anchored off the coast of the city of Praia on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, on after Monday three people died onboard from an acute respiratory syndrome. The World Health Organization reported one confirmed case and five additional suspected cases of hanta»»»

Gold rose on ​Thursday on optimism over a potential US-Iran peace deal, easing concerns about inflation and prolonged higher interest rates, though gains were capped after a report said Tehran would not allow the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Spot gold was up 0.3 percent at $4,700.98 per ounce»»»

“If you must fall, be a meteor.” The phrase was written on a mural inside Baghdad’s Green Zone. Beside it was a drawing of faceless fighters in helmets, carrying rifles. They looked ready to fight on several fronts. Senior officials and officers in Baghdad likely pass the mural on their way to gove»»»

Despite the complexity of the situation on the ground in Sudan, Washington still believes the de-escalation effort has a chance of succeeding. Massad Boulos, senior adviser to President Donald Trump for Arab and African affairs, believes there is no military solution to the conflict that has raged »»»

Geneva: The World Health Organization hailed on Thursday good collaboration with the United States and US institutions over a deadly hantavirus outbreak, despite Washington's announced withdrawal from the UN agency. Three people have died and five others have been sickened in a rare hantavirus outb»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani affirmed that Qatar, in coordination with Gulf countries, is prioritizing diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the regional crisis and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In an interview wit»»»

ALGIERS: Algeria face a goalkeeping crisis for the ‌World Cup that they are hoping to alleviate with the return of a player from retirement. Oussama Benbot, retired from the national team after being an unused substitute at the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco at the end of the year, could prove th»»»

Two Hamas sources told Asharq Al-Awsat the group’s leadership is weighing a temporary suspension of negotiations, citing what one source called “Israel’s lack of seriousness” in taking any steps to stop “its crimes and daily killings in Gaza.” Talks on the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which took effec»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Djuro Macut chaired on Thursday a session of a council coordinating activities and measures aimed at GDP growth, at which Serbia's Q1 2026 economic performance was reviewed. "It was noted at the session that GDP expanded by 3 pct in Q1 2026, placing Serbia among the top perfor»»»

Yellow and blue smoke rose, and out of it appeared a pair of breasts with “RUSSIA KILLS” written across bare skin. The performance was optimized for the press preview circuit, providing free self-pleasuring material for the Ukrainian-flags-in-bio crowd and their patriarchy-fighting-for-easy-body-ac»»»

Israeli strikes have damaged buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs and hit a commercial site in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire, according to two videos shared by Ruptly on Thursday. One video showed damage in Bourj al-Barajneh in the Beirut area, where what looked like a market was hit, with»»»

At least 17 people were injured after more than a dozen tornadoes were reported across Mississippi late Monday night, leaving widespread damage in multiple counties and prompting large-scale emergency response efforts. Gov. Tate Reeves said early assessments show significant destruction, particular»»»

WASHINGTON: Lebanon and Israel will hold a new round of peace talks on May 14-15 in Washington, a US official said Thursday, despite a new Israeli strike in the heart of Beirut. The attack late Wednesday killed a senior commander of Hezbollah, with Israel saying it will keep targeting the Iranian-b»»»

Dubai: Defying international law governing global waterways, Iran is trying to force shippers to comply with a new protocol for transiting the Strait of Hormuz — or risk attack. According to a document seen by CNN, Tehran has introduced new rules for vessels seeking passage through the strategic wa»»»

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DUBAI: The UAE is to set up a committee documenting Iran’s attacks on the country and the damage they caused, state media announced on Thursday. The findings will be used to support the Emirates’ legal efforts to achieve justice, the WAM news agency reported. The UAE accused Tehran of resuming dron»»»

DUBAI: The UAE is to set up a committee documenting Iran’s attacks on the country and the damage they caused, state media announced on Thursday. The findings will be used to support the Emirates’ legal efforts to achieve justice, the WAM news agency reported. The UAE accused Tehran of resuming dron»»»

Capitals, May. 7 (SANA) Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022, global energy markets have entered a period of unprecedented turmoil, impacting oil and gas prices, supply chains, and food. With escalating tensions following the war in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait o»»»

Panama City: Around 1,500 ships and their crews are trapped in the Gulf due to the Iranian blockade in the strait of Hormuz, the secretary general of the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) said in Panama on Thursday. The war in the Middle East, unleashed February 28 by Israel and the Un»»»

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»»»

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»»»

“Bosch Romania has once again demonstrated its resilience, delivering a stable performance despite market challenges and economic uncertainty in fiscal year 2025,” said Dan Lăzărescu, Managing Director of Robert Bosch S.R.L. and representative of the Bosch Group in Romania. “This achievement is a d»»»

In the Saudi Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Saudi artist of Palestinian origin, Dana Awartani, takes us on an immersive journey to discover an artistic map of archaeological and historical landmarks destroyed by war. It is not a geographical map, but rather a magnificent mosaic composed of thousa»»»

Bulgaria's General Directorate Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) shut down four websites selling counterfeit medicines as part of the international Operation Pangea XVIII, caretaker Interior Minister Emil Dechev said during a briefing at the Council of Ministers on Thursday. Dechev said the operati»»»

The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, headed by caretaker Minister Hasan Ademov, presented a report on its activities during the mandate of the caretaker government on Thursday. Expanding support for pensioners and vulnerable groups, as well as measures to prevent controlled voting through the »»»

New Delhi: In a chilling case from Pune, a woman allegedly wrote the name of her attacker in blood moments after her throat was slit — a final act that helped police identify the prime suspect, reported to be a man she knew personally. According to NDTV, the woman, believed to be in her 30s, was fo»»»

Antigua and Barbuda has sworn in a new government under revised constitutional rules that for the first time removed allegiance to the British monarch from the official oath of office. The twin-island Caribbean state gained independence from Britain in 1981 but remained a constitutional monarchy wi»»»

The US military has fired on and disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after President Donald Trump threatened to resume the bombing campaign unless Tehran agrees to end the war on Washington’s terms. US Central Command said the unladen tanker, identified as the M/T Hasna, was »»»

Threats by Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from NATO, expressed on March 27, 2026, at an investment forum in Miami, statements by J.D. Vance about Europe’s loss of its identity during an interview with Fox News on March 15, 2026, along with the refusal of European countries to directly j»»»

Almost five years after 159 countries signed the Global Methane Pledge committing to cut anthropogenic methane emissions by 30% by 2030, coal mines are releasing roughly the same amount of the potent greenhouse gas as they were when the ink was still wet on the agreement. Global production has incr»»»

Almost five years after 159 countries signed the Global Methane Pledge committing to cut anthropogenic methane emissions by 30% by 2030, coal mines are releasing roughly the same amount of the potent greenhouse gas as they were when the ink was still wet on the agreement. Global production has incr»»»

Brazil's manufacturing sector swung back into expansion in April, with the purchasing managers' index (PMI) climbing to a 14-month peak of 52.6 points from 49.0 in March, as a surge in export orders compensated for persistent weakness at home, S&P Global said. »»»

Russia’s oil and gas revenues rebounded sharply in April as surging crude prices linked to conflict in the Middle East boosted export earnings, offering the Kremlin temporary relief after months of mounting fiscal pressure. But thanks to rebates and fuel price subsidies the gain was relatively mode»»»

The Emirates Group posted a record profit before tax of AED 24.4bn ($6.65bn) in the 2025-26 financial year, up 7% y/y. This strong performance from the Dubai-based group came despite the Iran war affecting the final month »»»

Russia’s oil and gas revenues rebounded sharply in April as surging crude prices linked to conflict in the Middle East boosted export earnings, offering the Kremlin temporary relief after months of mounting fiscal pressure. But thanks to rebates and fuel price subsidies the gain was relatively mode»»»

Russia’s oil and gas revenues rebounded sharply in April as surging crude prices linked to conflict in the Middle East boosted export earnings, offering the Kremlin temporary relief after months of mounting fiscal pressure. But thanks to rebates and fuel price subsidies the gain was relatively mode»»»