Washington, May 31 (SANA) US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday the appointment of US Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack as Special Presidential Envoy to Syria and Iraq, alongside his duties as ambassador to Ankara. Trump said in a post on Truth Social that Barrack will continue his duties a»»»

QNADoha Ooredoo Qatar announced the establishment of the first quantum-safe communications link in the State of Qatar, in collaboration with Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and the Ministry of Defence, as part of a joint national achievement. In a statement on Sunday, the company affirmed that »»»

Gaza: The accelerating perilous consequences of the disruption of electrical generators have entered an extremely dangerous phase after a fourth generator was rendered inoperable, Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gaza Strip warned in a statement Sunday. The hospital said it is alarmed by thi»»»

Doha, Qatar: The General Tax Authority has released a comprehensive guide outlining the implementation of Qatar's new Excise Tax Tiered Volumetric Model on Sweetened Drinks, which will come into effect on July 6, 2026. The comprehensive guide provides simplified explanations on how the excise tax w»»»

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has forcibly shut down the Iranian Red Crescent Hospital in Dubai, expelled patients from the facility, frozen its assets, and subjected its director to daily interrogations, according to the head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society. Pirhossein Kolivand said on Tuesday tha»»»

Municipal and central authorities could not have missed the construction of more than 100 illegal buildings near Varna, Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev said on Sunday. Demerdzhiev told bTV’s 120 Minutes that it was absurd to suggest the authorities had been unaware of the illegal buildings in»»»

Sprinklers water the lawn at the White House on Saturday. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo After a weekend of wet weather across much of New England, drier weather is slated to return this week. Meanwhile, the stretch of dry weather will persist through much of the week across the mid-Atlan»»»

Bogotá: Colombians began voting Sunday in a presidential election that could shift the country's response to rising guerrilla violence, choosing between extending spluttering peace talks or turning to a hard right military crackdown. Pre-election polls showed left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda leading, »»»

Member of Loyalty to Resistance Parliamentary Bloc, Dr. Hasan Fadlallah, stated that the objectives of the Israeli aggression against Lebanon extend beyond the issue of the resistance’s weapons to an attempt to impose new geographical and demographic realities stretching from southern Syria to sout»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron held a call on Sunday to discuss diplomatic measures aimed at strengthening regional security and stability. They also addressed efforts to ensure the security and freedom of maritime navigation, according »»»

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Paris Saint-Germain fans react in Parc des Princes stadium after the team defeated Arsenal in Paris on Saturday. Photo by Valentina Camu/EPA May 31 (UPI) -- Police in France arrested hundreds of people late Saturday after celebrations for the Paris Saint-Germain soccer team turned violent, local au»»»

The Lagos refinery is building a flexible, mercantile model to make more money from the world fuel trade. It plans to increase the number of crude oil types it refines from 40 to 130 to access the cheapest onesIts target is 1.4 million barrels per day, rivalling the biggest Asian plantsDangote beca»»»

The Israeli combat soldier saw his teammates yelling in celebration, congratulating one another. They had just struck a vehicle of Palestinians driving near the Israeli-controlled part of the Gaza Strip, killing everyone inside. The reservist said scenes like this had become common after a fragile »»»

Tunis, May 31 (TAP) - Coordinating efforts to ensure Tunisia’s successful participation in the Korea–Africa foreign ministers’ meeting in Seoul was the focus of a working session held on Sunday by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians...»»»

Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. “Four people will be discharged today and there was one that was discharged the day before yesterday,” WH»»»

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Brasília: Brazilian health authorities are monitoring two patients for possible Ebola infection in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, officials said, sparking further concern of the deadly virus outbreak in central Africa spreading abroad. A 37-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC»»»

CAIRO: A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli forces on Sunday at a concrete barrier separating the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The ministry identified him as 26-year-old Imad Haroun Ishtayeh from Salim town, east of Nablus. It said Israeli for»»»

Tartous, May. 31 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa extended his condolences to the family of Dr. Abdul Rahman Yassin, the husband of Dr. Rania al-Abbasi, following the confirmation of the death of their children in prisons run by the deposed regime. The condolences were conveyed on Sunday during a t»»»

A blast in northern Myanmar killed dozens of people on Sunday, two rescue workers said, with rebels controlling the region saying it was caused by the accidental detonation of mining explosives. One first responder in Shan state's Namhkan district, where the blast occurred, said 46 people were kill»»»

Glasgow: Manchester United's Tyler Fletcher has been called into Scotland's World Cup squad in place of the injured Billy Gilmour despite not being on Steve Clarke's initial standby list. Son of former Scotland captain Darren Fletcher, the midfielder was among a group of youngsters used by Clarke t»»»

LONDON: Israeli forces set up temporary checkpoints where they stopped and searched residents before withdrawing from the cities of Quneitra and Daraa in southern Syria on Sunday. Two Israeli military vehicles advanced along the road linking the village of Saida Al-Golan and Quneitra, the Syrian Ar»»»

Doha The official Qatari Hajj Mission will return to the homeland on Monday, after having drew the curtain on a successful and tremendous pilgrimage season by all standards. The season was marked by advanced levels of organisation, coordination, and combined institutional effort, enabling Qatar's p»»»

Dubai: Returning Hajj pilgrims arriving through Dubai airports were greeted with a special passport stamp bearing the message “The UAE Welcomes the Return of Pilgrims” as part of an initiative launched by Dubai’s General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) to celebrate their home»»»

Billions of hungry Moroccan Locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus, or DMA) have descended on southeastern Iran, and thousands of families are fighting to stop the ravenous swarm from devouring everything they own. The pests have exploded across the plains of southern Sistan-Baluchestan near Pakistan, whe»»»

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man Sunday as he attempted to enter Jerusalem by climbing over a barrier separating the city from the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said. The Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah identified the man as Imad Haroun Ashtiyeh, 26, saying he was ki»»»

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a test on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, marking another setback for Jeff Bezos’s space company. No injuries were reported after the dramatic fireball engulfed the heavy-lift rocket, which is central to the company’s ambitions »»»

Hungary’s government will not support further expansion of CATL Debrecen beyond the first battery plant currently being developed, a parliamentary state secretary said in an interview published on 30 May 2026. Zsolt Tárkányi, parliamentary state secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Investment»»»

A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media reports. About 70 other people were injured in the explosion that took place around noon in the village of Kaungt»»»

RIYADH: Three months after the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran, the Middle East remains gripped by instability, stretching from Gaza and Lebanon to Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. For Nomi Bar-Yaacov, the veteran human rights lawyer and international peace negotiator, the ver»»»

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Jeddah: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the inclusion of the Israeli occupation authorities and institutions in the annual report of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General on conflict-related violations of bodily integrity. In its statement, »»»

Omani customs authorities have seized more than six kilograms of marijuana concealed in the luggage of a passenger arriving at Muscat International Airport, as the Sultanate continues its efforts to combat drug smuggling. Customs officials said 17 packages of marijuana weighing a total of 6.179kg w»»»

Johnson & Johnson's prostate cancer drug Erleada used with hormone-blocking therapy six months before and after prostate surgery improved the chances of eliminating the cancer and reduced the risk of disease progression or death, according to data from a late-stage trial presented on Sunday. The st»»»

In Peru, hundreds of demonstrators marched through Lima on Saturday to protest against Keiko Fujimori’s candidacy and her family's political dynasty. They fear that, if elected, she will continue her father’s authoritarian regime. Keiko Fujimori came out on top in the first round of the presidentia»»»

Three months after a missile strike destroyed an elementary school in the Iranian city of Minab, killing over a hundred children, a nightly ritual of grief continues for the families. Washington says an investigation into the attack is underway, but for the victim's family, there is no doubt. Our I»»»

Israeli troops have captured Beaufort castle in Lebanon, built in Crusader times – and a symbol of Israel's advancement deeper into Lebanese territory. Israeli forces have used it as a base during its two decade occupation of Lebanon. Israel has called on Lebanese civilians to evacuate yet more tow»»»

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus traveled to Bunia in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday to show his support to the residents of the capital of Ituri Province, the epicentre of a severe Ebola virus outbreak. There have been at least 1,077 suspecte»»»

France has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council after Israeli forces seized the medieval Beaufort castle in Lebanon, the French foreign minister said Sunday, AFP reported. "I have requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council because, while w»»»

LONDON: Jordan condemned the “provocative and reckless” storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem by a group of Israeli settlers. On Sunday, settlers raised Israeli flags on the steps leading to the Dome of the Rock, chanting and singing the Israeli national anthem under the protection »»»

Maltese ⁠Prime Minister Robert Abela ​claimed a record-breaking, fourth successive general election victory ​for his Labour Party on Sunday after campaigning on the strength of a thriving economy and calling for a strong mandate to shield the tiny island state from the crisis in the Middle East.&nb»»»

Less than a month after taking office on May 8, Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s government launched a broad overhaul of key state institutions, replacing senior officials across the security, customs, energy, agriculture, food safety, and administrative sectors. The changes follow a familiar pattern i»»»

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1 of 4 | Protestors and federal agents clash outside Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday. Photo by Angelina Katsanis/UPI | License Photo May 31 (UPI) -- Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras J. Baraka instituted a curfew early Sunday in the area around an immigration detention facility wh»»»

While thousands of UAE residents are currently scrambling to lock in travel plans ahead of the upcoming two-month school summer holiday, a smooth European getaway is far from a guarantee. In fact, choosing the wrong diplomatic mission right now could completely derail your vacation before it even b»»»

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al Thani visited the Singaporean ST Engineering group on Sunday. During his visit, the Deputy PM met with Chairman of ST Engineering, Teo Ming Kian, on the sidelines of the Shangri-L»»»