A misdemeanor court in Thessaloniki has handed a 35-year-old man a suspended 12-month prison sentence for stalking a 26-year-old woman over a period of approximately four years. The case was brought forward after the woman filed a complaint, detailing a pattern of persistent and unwanted contact th»»»

A second strong quake, with preliminary magnitude 4.8, rattled the western Aegean Sea island of Skiathos Tuesday, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries. The earthquake struck shortly after 4 p.m. some four kilometers north of Skiathos at a depth of 10 kil»»»

China has stressed that advancing Chinese modernization requires promoting the marine economy's high-quality development and forging a Chinese path of leveraging marine resources to achieve strength. With a mainland coastline stretching 18,000 kilometers and a sea area under its jurisdiction of aro»»»

Abu Dhabi, April 28 (SANA) The United Arab Emirates announced it will withdraw from the OPEC oil producers’ group and the wider OPEC+ alliance, with the decision set to take effect on May 1, 2026, citing long-term energy strategy and evolving global market dynamics. In a statement carried by state »»»

TOKYO: Saudi Ambassador to Japan Dr. Ghazi Faisal Binzagr joined the launch of SusHi Tech Tokyo, underscoring how the event supports the ambitions of Saudi Vision 2030. “In Saudi Arabia, innovation is understood as an expression of values, reflecting how societies are shaped, communities are connec»»»

Jeddah: The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani left the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia after His Highness participated in the Gulf Consultative Summit of Their Majesties and Highnesses, the leaders and heads of delegations of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, which was held ear»»»

Doha, Qatar: The University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) announced the start of work on a strategy aimed at achieving carbon neutrality by 2030, in line with its commitment to supporting national priorities in environmental protection and sustainable development. As the first applied u»»»

London: John Stones will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after 10 trophy-filled years at the Etihad, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. The defender, 31, joined City from Everton in 2016, becoming manager Pep Guardiola's second signing, and has made 293 appearances to date»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar correspondent reports Israeli warplanes struck Kounin while drones carried out a separate attack on Qabrikha, south Lebanon 28-04-»»»

DOHA: Minister of State for International Cooperation HE Dr Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad held a consultative session on the National Human Rights Action Plan (2026–2030) in the presence of Minister of Social Development and Family HE Buthaina bint Ali Al Jaber Al Nuaimi. During the consulta»»»

TUNIS, April 28 (TAP) – Tunisia said on Tuesday it was following with “deep concern” the serious armed attacks that targeted several cities in Mali, including the capital, Bamako, resulting in numerous casualties.Tunisia strongly condemned the use...»»»

Dubai: His Highness Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has renamed the Ministerial Development Council as the as the "Ministerial Council for Artificial Intelligence and Development", in a move aimed at accelerating the adoption of advan»»»

RIYADH: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reaffirmed Cairo’s commitment to deepening economic ties with Russia, highlighting the Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant and the planned Russian Industrial Zone in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The comments came during a meeting with Nikolai Patrushev, a seni»»»

The Constitutional Court has decided to proceed in substance with a case filed by the caretaker government challenging the constitutionality of a National Assembly decision of March 13, 2026. The decision obliges the government to submit to the National Assembly a bill of ratification of Bulgaria's»»»

Coast Guards off the eastern Aegean Sea island of Chios have picked up 38 migrants in a small boat that had brought them across from the nearby Turkish coast, authorities said Tuesday. A Coast Guard statement said the 19 men, 15 women and four children were found off Aghia Ermioni, and a patrol boa»»»

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from the OPEC and OPEC+ oil cartels on May 1, state media said on Tuesday, calling it a strategic decision by the major producer. "This decision reflects the UAE's long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile," the official WAM ne»»»

DOHA: CEO of Qatar Media Corporation HE Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al Thani met Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan to the State of Qatar HE Nurmurod Mahmadali to discuss strengthening media cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed ways to e»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Milos Vucevic said on Tuesday the fight for Kosovo-Metohija is the Serbs' oath and noted that "we cannot give up on ourselves for the sake of better life." Asked whether there was something Serbia could do to ensure a release of Serbs convicted in t»»»

April 27 (UPI) -- A team of 100 Italian chefs gathered in London to cook and assemble a record-breaking tiramisu measuring 1,445 feet long. A Guinness World Records adjudicator was on site at Chelsea Town Hall to confirm the massive dessert broke the record previously set by an 897-foot-long tirami»»»

April 27 (UPI) -- Serial Guinness World Record-breaker David Rush teamed up with a novice record-breaker to take on the title for the longest duration to keep five balloons in the air. Rush, who holds more than 350 concurrent Guinness World Records titles, teamed up with Alex Gosch, who had never a»»»

BAGHDAD: Iraqi leaders are expected to begin complex talks on Tuesday over forming a government and allocating cabinet portfolios under new prime minister-designate Ali Al-Zaidi. Five months on from elections, Iraq remains deadlocked in negotiations over a new administration, after US pressure scup»»»

GENEVA: Five ‌million children across Sudan’s Darfur region are facing extreme deprivation, the United Nations children’s agency said on Tuesday, issuing an emergency warning over the situation as the civil war in the country enters its fourth year. The warning, known as a “Child Alert,” is used sp»»»

PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian senator sanctioned by Washington said on Tuesday he did not know about scamming after the United States alleged that scam compounds in his country had defrauded Americans of millions of dollars. Senator Kok An and his affiliates were said to have operated “out of casinos and»»»

WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria: A man accused of pledging allegiance to the Daesh group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday, his lawyer said. The plot was thwarted, but Austrian authorities stil»»»

WARSAW: Prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been released from jail in Belarus in a swap with Poland that also saw a total of 10 prisoners released as the authoritarian leader of Belarus seeks improved relations with the West, officials in both countries said Tuesday. Poczobut, a corresponden»»»

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it will leave the oil cartel OPEC effective May 1. The UAE made the announcement via its state-run WAM news agency. “This decision reflects the UAE’s long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile, including accelerated inv»»»

The Israeli military currently lacks an effective defense against Hezbollah’s explosive drones guided by fiber-optic cables, according to a report by The Times of Israel. On Sunday, a small First-Person View (FPV) drone targeted Israeli soldiers in the southern border town of Taybeh, killing one so»»»

Around 180,000 packs of cigarettes bearing Belarusian excise stamps, packed in rolls and declared as mattresses, have been discovered in a truck at one of the ports in Burgas, Deputy District Prosecutor Manuel Manev said. The seized cigarettes are valued at over EUR 700,000, the prosecution service»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media: Israeli army officers were informed in a secret discussion that Iran is succeeding in rehabilitating part of its ballistic m»»»

The Lebanese militia’s new UAVs have taken its asymmetric warfare capabilities to new heights.$400-500 UAVs built from 3D-printed plastic parts, Soviet RPG grenades and cheap FPV controls linked to spools of commercially-sourced fiberoptic cable are taking on Israeli tanks worth millions. Fiberopti»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia is hosting an exceptional meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah on Tuesday, the first in-person meeting of Gulf leaders since their states became a front in the Iran war two months ago. A Gulf official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters the meeting aim»»»

JEDDAH: King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah has launched its third TechHub3, an annual technology event aimed at strengthening innovation and preparing students for the Kingdom’s digital economy. Organized by the university’s faculty of computing and information technology under the theme “Empoweri»»»

Bulgarian scientists and winemakers met on Tuesday in Veliko Tarnovo, North Central Bulgaria, to select local yeasts for the production of regional wines. The New Bulgarian Wines project aims to create a more distinctive style and identity for Bulgarian wine that meets the modern requirements of th»»»

The United Arab Emirates today announced its decision to exit the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC and OPEC+), effective May 1, 2026. This decision reflects the UAE’s long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile, including accelerated investment in dome»»»

Ghana's military hunts those behind convoy attack on northern highway Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleThomas NaadiBBC Africa, Accra AFP via Getty ImagesThe government has deployed extra soldiers to the north-east to deal with the sporadic violence Ghana's army is investigating a deadly a»»»

Jeddah: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Tuesday joined Their Majesties and Highnesses the GCC leaders and heads of delegations at a consultative summit held in Jeddah, where discussions focused on regional and international developments. HH the Amir was accompanied by senior official»»»

As part of our new interview series with professionals in the marcomm industry, we down with Sever Savanciuc, CEO of Lowe Group Romania, and talked about the decisions he has made and the agency’s journey since he was appointed three years ago, as well as what the Romanian office is like compared t»»»

Israel's army released a video Tuesday of troops detonating the stadium of Bint Jbeil — a symbolic site where Hezbollah’s former leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, delivered his 2000 Liberation speech following Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation. Israeli forces hav»»»

Hezbollah's military operations in south Lebanon have declined due to the Lebanese Army measures and the group's loss of freedom of maneuver, a Lebanese military source told Al-Arabiya's Al-Hadath channel. "The main supply line that Hezbollah relied on for ammunition has been cut off," the source s»»»

Israel's top diplomat on Tuesday said Israel was not seeking to take territory in Lebanon, as its military presses operations in the south despite a ceasefire. "Israel has no territorial ambitions in Lebanon. Our presence in the areas by our northern border serves one purpose: protecting our citize»»»

JEDDAH: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani joined the GCC leaders and heads of delegations at a consultative summit held in Jeddah, where discussions focused on regional and international developments. HH the Amir was accompanied by senior officials, includi»»»

Dubai: Dhurandhar: The Revenge is showing no signs of slowing down at the box-office in India and globally, barring GCC, China and Pakistan where it did not enjoy a theatrical release. As it enters its sixth week in theatres, the Ranveer Singh-led action spectacle is now within touching distance of»»»

There is a pattern that repeats itself every time economic conditions tighten. Budgets get reviewed and discretionary programmes get deferred. And digital transformation, often viewed in some boardrooms as an ambition rather than a necessity - gets quietly moved to the bottom of the list. Get updat»»»

Dubai: For Filipino nationals in Dubai, taking care of health and wellness often requires juggling busy schedules and finding affordable options. In a bid to provide support, the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai is offering a free health and eye screening event on April 30, from 10am to 3pm, a»»»

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Togolese Republic, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, arrived in Kyrgyzstan on an official visit at the invitation of President Sadyr Japarov. The Cabinet of Ministers’ press service reported. The distinguished guest was welcomed at Manas International Airport b»»»

Doha, Qatar: Saudi Press Agency reported that HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabi has chaired the Gulf Consultative Summit in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia is hosting a a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit of leaders and heads of delegation»»»

Cohn&Jansen has announced the launch of the communication campaign for George Business, the new BCR ecosystem dedicated to Romanian entrepreneurs. Designed around the real needs of the business environment, George Business brings together an intelligent, 100% digital interface, a solution-oriented »»»

BEIRUT: It has been nearly two months, but Rabih Khreiss still has trouble recognizing his new life. The father-of-nine could once ​put food on the table through his car workshop in southern Lebanon, but is now barely surviving in a tent in the capital Beirut. Like so many others, the Khreiss famil»»»