The body overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza will ask the United Nations Security Council to press the Hamas militant group to disarm, according to a report seen by The Associated Press on Tuesday. The report by the Board of Peace, an international body set up by U.S. President Donald Tr»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted gathering of Israeli soldiers and vehicles in the southern Lebanese village of Dibl with a salvo of ro»»»

Manila: The Philippine Supreme Court has denied the plea of Senator Ronald Dela Rosa to stop his arrest over an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant, local media reported on Wednesday.»»»

New MP Maksat Alymbekov took the oath of office at a parliamentary session on May 20. He ran in the November 2025 elections in multi-mandate constituency No. 20. The Central Election Commission registered Alymbekov as a member of Parliament after Temirlan Aitiev resigned his seat. Maksat Alymbekov »»»

At the initiative of the Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the UN, a photo exhibition «Central Asia: Peaceful Borders, Shared Future» has opened at the organization’s headquarters in New York. The event was attended by representatives of many countries, the UN system, and partner organiza»»»

Canberra, Australia: Australia is preparing an emergency health support package after more than 220 diphtheria cases were recorded nationwide this year, marking the country's largest outbreak in decades, health officials said on Wednesday. Australian Health Minister Mark Butler described the surge »»»

Istanbul, Turkiye: A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Turkiye's eastern province of Malatya on Wednesday, the country's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said. The authority stated that the tremor occurred at 9am local time (0600 GMT) at a depth of 7.03 kilometers in the Battalgazi »»»

The bodies of the last two of five Italian divers killed while diving in a deep underwater cave have been recovered, an Italian foreign ministry source said on Wednesday. "The first one has already been lifted onto a support boat. The second is being brought up by a diver who is observing the decom»»»

Iraqi authorities on Tuesday denied reports of a second Israeli military base in western Iraq, while acknowledging that an Israeli force had been stationed between the provinces of Najaf and Karbala for 48 hours in early March. The controversy erupted after The Wall Street Journal reported earlier »»»

Tunis, May 20 (TAP)-President Kaïs Saïed made an unannounced visit on Tuesday to several areas in the governorate of Nabeul, including Marsa Al Oumara, Al Mangaa, and Retiba in the Takelsa district. He later traveled to Korbous, where he observed...»»»

A staff in a protective gown prepares to inspect visitors as a preventive measure against Ebola at the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday, the same day U.S. health officials said an American infected with the virus was being sent »»»

Under the patronage of Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, the ninth and largest-ever edition of the International Exhibition for National Security and Resilience (ISNR 2026) officially opened yesterday (Tuesday, May 19) at ADNEC Centr»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance fighters fired a barrage of rockets targeting gathering of Israeli soldiers and vehicles in the southern Leb»»»

The National Network for Children (NNC) sent on Wednesday a position statement to the Ad Hoc Committee on the Adoption of the Rules of Organization and Procedure of the 52nd National Assembly, expressing concern over a proposal to abolish the standing parliamentary Committee on Demographic Policy, »»»

New York, USA: The United Nations (UN) called for negotiations between Ukraine and the Russia to resume to prevent further escalation, stressing that dialogue is the only path to achieving peace, and reaffirming its condemnation of all attacks against civilians. This was delivered in a speech to th»»»

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce has recalled 537 children’s metal tea sets sold by Flying Tiger Copenhagen after authorities identified a potential choking hazard linked to detachable small parts. The ministry said the recall covers model number 3058431 manufactured between 2024 and 2025. Accor»»»

An Australian animal welfare group is seeking a heroic dog with an appetite for adventure for a full-time position as a koala rescuer. The successful pooch will replace the world-famous Bear, credited with saving over 100 koalas from bushfires during a decade of service. "Bear set the gold standard»»»

Hezbollah’s position on negotiations tied to the war in Lebanon has exposed a growing contradiction - the group fiercely opposes direct talks between the Lebanese state and Israel, yet supports Iranian-American negotiations that Tehran says include Lebanon. The discrepancy has fueled political deba»»»

MAKKAH: The concepts of human-centered services and integrated care are reflected at the holy sites through the drinking-water development project, which has introduced a tangible improvement to the pilgrim experience. The project provides more than 2,400 modern water points along pedestrian walkwa»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has declared May 26-28 public holidays for Eid Al-Adha, the Cabinet Division said on Wednesday, as authorities stepped up preparations for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The notification came days after Pakistan’s central moon-sighting committee announced that the »»»

The ‘Israeli Health Ministry’ has disclosed that 882 soldiers have been admitted to hospitals from the northern front alone since the start of the war on February 28th until May 19th reached 8,783. Yesterday, 12 new injuries were reported in ‘Israel’, including the death of a major who served as a »»»

Abu Dhabi Judicial Department has announced the schedule for video calls between inmates at correctional and rehabilitation centres and their families during the Eid Al Adha holiday. The initiative comes as part of the department’s efforts to strengthen family ties and support inmates through progr»»»

The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) has inaugurated the “Al Bashaer” Mosque in Dubai Science Park, Al Barsha South 2, as part of its ongoing efforts to expand religious infrastructure and provide houses of worship built to the highest architectural and service standards»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli news site Walla reports: The commander of the 401st Armored Brigade and several soldiers were wounded when a drone launched by Hezb»»»

Seoul: A South Korean oil tanker is currently passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the country's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday, marking the first transit by a South Korean vessel through the waterway since the regional tension began. "At this very moment, our oil tanker is passing through the»»»

Tunis, May 20 (TAP) — The weather, on Wednesday, will be partly cloudy across most regions, according to forecasts from the National Institute of Meteorology (INM).Winds will blow from the north in the north and center of the country, and from the...»»»