HealthMeasles outbreak in Bangladesh leaves toll at 415basrahdaily.comMay 12, 2026May 13, 2026 May 12, 2026May 13, 2026 Bangladesh is confronting a major measles outbreak, with 415 deaths, 50,500 suspected cases and a nationwide emergency vaccine campaign....
NewsMayon eruption widens farm toll as crop checks continuebasrahdaily.comMay 11, 2026May 13, 2026 May 11, 2026May 13, 2026 Mayon Volcano ashfall potentially affected 1,230 hectares of Albay crops as field checks confirmed rising farm losses and wider disruption....
BusinessADB commits $30 billion for ASEAN by 2030basrahdaily.comMay 9, 2026May 11, 2026 May 9, 2026May 11, 2026 Asian Development Bank pledged $30 billion through 2030 to help ASEAN expand energy links, deepen markets and build resilience regionally....
BusinessEgypt secures $1 billion World Bank reform supportbasrahdaily.comMay 9, 2026May 11, 2026 May 9, 2026May 11, 2026 Egypt gains new World Bank funding to boost private sector jobs, strengthen fiscal stability and support greener growth goals nationwide....
NewsUAE and Austria deepen strategic partnership talksbasrahdaily.comMay 9, 2026May 11, 2026 May 9, 2026May 11, 2026 UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker held talks on partnership, trade, energy and security....
TechnologySpace42 says Foresight boosts UAE space industrybasrahdaily.comMay 8, 2026May 9, 2026 May 8, 2026May 9, 2026 Space42 says local assembly and testing of Foresight satellites in Abu Dhabi show the UAE is building stronger space manufacturing capability....
BusinessNikkei 225 closes at record after topping 62000basrahdaily.comMay 7, 2026May 8, 2026 May 7, 2026May 8, 2026 Nikkei 225 ended at a record high after a holiday break, with semiconductor-linked stocks leading gains across Tokyo equities on Thursday....
BusinessPakistan clears donkey meat exports to China from Gwadarbasrahdaily.comMay 5, 2026May 6, 2026 May 5, 2026May 6, 2026 Pakistan cleared donkey meat and hide exports from Gwadar to China after a Chinese firm warned it would shut operations over delays there....
HealthHantavirus probe deepens after deaths on Atlantic cruisebasrahdaily.comMay 4, 2026May 5, 2026 May 4, 2026May 5, 2026 Hantavirus, a rare rodent-borne disease, drove a multinational health response after three reported deaths aboard MV Hondius off Cape Verde....
BusinessGCC beats global average in 2026 economic freedom indexbasrahdaily.comMay 2, 2026May 4, 2026 May 2, 2026May 4, 2026 GCC countries scored 66.9 in the 2026 Economic Freedom Index, beating the global 59.9 average as the UAE, Qatar and Oman led the bloc overall....