Paris: The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that Gulf countries are currently cutting their oil production by at least 10 million barrels per day amid escalating military tensions in the Middle East, causing the largest disruption to global oil supplies in history. The agency, in a repor»»»

Bulgaria’s caretaker government is preparing measures aimed at easing the impact of rising fuel prices on both households and businesses. Speaking at a briefing at the Council of Ministers on Thursday, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov said the planned actions are designed to provide targeted s»»»

Saudi Arabia has been named among the world’s top ten mining investment destinations in the Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2025, one of the most respected global benchmarks for assessing mining investment environments and a key reference for international investors. The report»»»

The White House says it is not currently considering a ground operation in Iran. At least that is what Donald Trump has suggested, assuring reporters that he is not preparing to send American special forces to Isfahan, home to one of the Islamic Republic’s key nuclear facilities. His remarks were q»»»

Patents protect and stimulate investment in new products and technologies by turning ideas into assets and creating legal certainty for innovators, European Patent Office (EPO) President Antonio Campinos said on Thursday during an industrial property conference held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in So»»»

U.K. energy regulator Ofgem on Thursday greenlit Tesla's bid to enter Britain's domestic and commercial electricity market withthe firm expected to offer a version of its "virtual power plant" where Tesla owners get low rates to charge their vehicles and "Powerwall" batteries and can return any sur»»»

DOHA: Qatar Airways has announced continued support for passengers affected by recent operational disruptions beyond the airline’s control, providing assistance to travellers stranded in Doha and facilitating limited flight operations. The airline said passengers stranded in Doha have been provided»»»

Geneva: The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced on Thursday that the number of registered displaced persons in Lebanon due to Israeli airstrikes has risen to over 816,700. The UN agency, via its X account, stated that many families remain without safe shelter, noting that collective she»»»

Tunis, March 12 (TAP) – The second international meeting of participants in the “Belgrade Expo 2027” was held in Belgrade, Serbia from March 10 to 12. During the meeting, Tunisia signed its participation contract for the global event, scheduled to...»»»

TUNIS, March 12 (TAP) – The fourth edition of the Sectoral Meetings on electrical, electronic and mechatronics industries will be held on March 26 at the headquarters of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA), at the...»»»

Manila: Filipino sailor George Miranda was racing to help a stricken vessel aboard the tugboat Mussafah 2 when he last spoke to his wife and young daughter. The 46-year-old, whose small ship was struck by a pair of missiles this week in the Strait of Hormuz, is the only seafarer from the Philippine»»»

Risks never disappear in business. They just change their form, frequency, and intensity. But one thing remains unchanged: companies need clarity, speed in decision-making, and a reliable partner. Paraphrasing a famous quote by the American founding father Benjamin Franklin, “in this world nothing »»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, at 13:30 on Thursday, Ma»»»

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The General Secretariat of the Arab League expressed deep concern over the continued measures by the Israeli occupation authorities to close Al-Aqsa Mosque to Muslim worshippers, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan, considering this a violation of freedom of worship and an infringement of»»»

A former Ukrainian Secret Service (SBU) general and MP has issued an open public threat against the family of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, days after Vladimir Zelensky suggested his military could be despatched to speak with him “in its own language.” Speaking to Pryamy TV, Ukrainian poli»»»

British perfumier Jo Malone is being sued by Estée Lauder Companies for using her name in a collaboration with High Street retailer Zara. The US cosmetics giant bought Malone's eponymous perfume brand, Jo Malone London, including the rights to her name, in 1999. Though the Zara collaboration was wi»»»

An analysis of the need for nurses from third countries in Bulgaria's state hospitals is forthcoming, caretaker Health Minister Michail Okoliyski said at a parliamentary Health Committee meeting on Thursday. He was answering a question from Margarita Mahaeva MP of Vazrazhdane regarding a letter fro»»»

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) - New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski has reported caretaker Interior Minister Emil Dechev to the Prosecution Office over alleged interference in the work of the professional staff of the Interior Ministry, the political party said on Facebook on Thursday. Pee»»»

Paris: With production in the Gulf countries at a standstill and gas prices rising, the war in the Middle East is disrupting the supply of fertilisers and posing risks for food security. A third of fertiliser shipped by sea comes from the region and cannot make it to the global market as Iran has e»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, at 12:20 on Thursday, Ma»»»

1 of 5 | The Artemis II Space Launch System rocket is shown rolling to the Vehicle Assembly Building from Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on February 25. NASA decided to bring the rocket back to repair and check the faulty helium system, postponing the launch into a "no earlier than"»»»

China is fully leveraging its productivity to meet the needs of Global South populations, financial analyst Paul Goncharoff tells Sputnik, commenting on a new US probe into alleged excess manufacturing by China and other trade partners. "Excessive industrial capacity, or simply overcapacity, occurs»»»

Ankara: Turkiye's Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday the deployment of a Patriot missile system in Malatya province to strengthen the country's air defense in eastern regions. A ministry spokesperson said the system arrived from Germany's Ramstein Air Base, home to NATO's joint air command, »»»

The Israeli military has carried out a wave of air strikes across Lebanon, including the capital Beirut, after the Iranian-backed armed group Hezbollah launched about 200 rockets into northern Israel. Loud explosions were heard overnight coming from Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold»»»

Kuwait: Kuwait Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy announced on Thursday restoration of electricity to several areas affected by the outage of six power transmission lines, caused by falling debris following the interception of several Iranian drones. The ministry, in a statement, s»»»

A 27-year-old man accused of fatally striking a pedestrian with his car in Thessaloniki has been remanded in custody following testimony before an investigating magistrate. The driver faces a felony charge of dangerous driving resulting in death over the incident, which occurred Tuesday night in Th»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe In response to the criminal Israeli aggression that targeted dozens of Lebanese cities and towns and the southern suburbs of Beirut, at 2:3»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, at 12:10 on Thursday, Ma»»»

1 of 4 | A suspect in the shooting attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue sits inside a defendant's enclosure during a hearing on pretrial restrictions at Basmanny district court, in Moscow, Russia, on March 24, 2024. File Photo by Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA-EFE March 12 (UPI) -- Russia sentenced 15»»»

When an air strike hit their Beirut neighborhood, people were angry with Israel, but they reserved their deepest rage for Hezbollah, for dragging Lebanon into the Middle East war. Israel and the United States launched huge strikes on Iran on February 28, killing its supreme leader and sparking a ma»»»

Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei thanked Tehran's allied armed groups across the region including in Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Thursday. "I also express my sincere gratitude to the fighters of the 'Resistance Front'," Khamenei said in a statement read by a news anchor on state television»»»

Addressing broader political matters at the first Cabinet meeting of 2026 at the Cabinet Office in Tripoli last night, Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba called for the unification of state institutions and legitimate elections as he his new-look cabinet. Unifying Libyan state institutions and ho»»»

Dubai: A new law now regulates how government services can be outsourced to private companies in Dubai, to improve the efficiency and quality of government services while making them easier for residents and businesses to access. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.In his »»»

A total of 6,641,768 Bulgarians are on the electoral register, Central Election Commission (CEC) Spokesperson Rossitsa Mateva said at a news briefing on Thursday. The register is published on the CEC website and anybody can check whether they are in it. Voters have until April 4 to register if they»»»

On Thursday, the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs failed to reach a quorum to review a bill on Bulgaria’s accession to the Board of Peace. Two attempts to establish a quorum were unsuccessful, after which the Committee Chair, Yordanka Fandakova of GERB-UDF, announced that the session woul»»»

Bulgaria's Innovation and Growth Minister Irena Mladenova said digital sovereignty is no longer an abstract concept, it has become a key factor for the economic resilience and strategic autonomy of states. She addressed a conference on "Digital Sovereignty: The strategic issue for businesses and in»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov commented on the situation in the Middle East. In a post on Facebook, he wrote that Kyrgyzstan is deeply concerned about the escalation of tensions in the Middle East and its negative impact on fraternal Arab countries. «It is extremely regrettable that the con»»»

Bulgargaz has submitted a proposal to raise the price of natural gas by 5.12% for April. Should the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) approve the request, the commodity would be sold at EUR 34.27 per megawatt-hour, excluding additional costs for access, transmission, excise duties, and »»»

BELGRADE - The chairman of Serbia's parliamentary committee on defence and interior affairs Milovan Drecun said on Thursday the Western part of the international community was failing to put Pristina under political pressure over its so-called laws on foreigners and vehicles, due to enter into forc»»»

Having secured the political of the President of the High State Council, Mohamed Takala, and the President of the Presidency Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, for his new ministerial appointments and reshuffles, Aldabaiba’s new-look cabinet emerged at the first 2026 Cabinet meeting at the Cabinet Office i»»»

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and that Iran's attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue. His first statement since his appointment was read on state television by a news anchor. Khamenei did not app»»»

Formula for Resilience: Efficiency + Adaptability = Sustainability The theme of this year’s edition is “The Formula for Resilience: Efficiency + Adaptability = Sustainability,” a concept based on the idea that competitive advantage in the construction and installation industry is built on companies»»»

Iran has stepped up attacks on energy targets in the Gulf, as two fuel tankers were hit by explosions and burst into flames. Fires are burning around the region with fuel and oil storage tanks hit in Bahrain and Oman. Tehran said the world should be ready for oil at $200 per barrel and warned that »»»

The US-Israel war with Iran has made startlingly clear how much the world relies on energy from the Gulf region. Since the conflict began, the price of oil has soared and is currently trading at over a third higher at $100 a barrel, pushed up by air strikes on shipping and energy infrastructure, an»»»

The Bulgarian government will approve a 5% increase in subsidies for several public service organizations, including BDZ-Passenger Transport (Bulgarian State Railways), NRIC (National Company Railway Infrastructure), the Bulgarian Posts, and municipal urban transport systems. The additional funding»»»

Laboratories of the Environmental Monitoring Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Technical Supervision of Kyrgyzstan have confirmed their compliance with the international ISO standard. The ministry’s press service reported. Kyrgyzstan’s laboratories have received the »»»

Sharjah: The Higher Leadership Council of Sharjah Police held its third meeting of 2026 to review key security priorities and preparations for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr holiday. The meeting was chaired by Major General Abdullah Mubarak bin Amer, Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police, and attended by »»»