US Vice President J.D. Vance has said aliens are in fact “demons,” vowing to dig into US government files on UFOs. He made the remarks in an interview with podcaster Benny Johnson released on Friday. Vance discussed the UFO files and government disclosures, saying he is “obsessed” with the topic, b»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Energy, economic and geopolitical experts have underscored mounting risks to global supply chains and energy security amid escalating regional tensions during a high-level panel discussion organised by Gulf Times in collaboration with the Qatar Press Center. Held under the»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadiaffirmed that Qatar has effectively managed the ongoing crisis with “efficiency, capability, awareness, and transparency” under the leadership of HH the Amir. In an interview with »»»

The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the latest developments in regional and international affairs amid rising tensions in the region, including the ongoing Iranian aggression against Qatar and several regional countries, as wel»»»

The former prime minister of Nepal was arrested early Saturday for his role in protesters being killed by police during youth-led rallies in September 2025 that spread nationwide over social media bans, government corruption and a weak economy. File Photo by Narendra Shrestha/EPA March 28 (UPI) -- »»»

Makhachkala: Authorities in Makhachkala, the capital of the Republic of Dagestan in southern Russia, declared a state of emergency on Saturday after the heavy rains that caused widespread flooding and power outages across the area, affecting hundreds of thousands of residents and damaging infrastru»»»

QNA Doha Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met with European Union (EU) Special Representative for the Gulf Region Luigi Di Maio in Doha on Thursday. During the meeting, they reviewed the developments in the region and its serio»»»

Held over four days at the Officers Club, the sessions targeted school principals, their deputies, and safety officials in public and private educational institutions, benefiting around 1,200 participants. The workshops focused on unifying response procedures when receiving alerts through the natio»»»

QNA Doha Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Saturday received telephone calls from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sihasak Phuangketkeo»»»

Darlene Regis In honour of International Women’s Day, IAM FILIPINA hosted a virtual conference titled “Women of Strength: Rising in Challenging Times”, bringing together women from across the Middle East and beyond to foster unity, resilience, and hope. The online gathering provided a safe and insp»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar joined the global observance of Earth Hour on Saturday evening, as ministries, institutions, and prominent landmarks across the country switched off non-essential lights and electronic devices for one hour, from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM. The initiative reflects Qatar’s ong»»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Cancer Society held its Ordinary General Assembly Meeting for the year ending 2025, chaired by Dr Khalid bin Jabr Al Thani, chairman of the Board, and attended by members of the General Assembly and the Board of Directors, under the supervision of the Regulatory Auth»»»

Darlene Regis Everywhere he goes, Jhung Cañero — popularly known online as JhungTech or simply Jhung — draws attention and warm greetings from the Filipino community. Known affectionately as the “Hagis (Throwing) King of Qatar,” Jhung’s hilarious signature item-throwing antics and infectious humor »»»

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates of Egypt Dr. Badr Abdelatty on Saturday. The meeting addressed the developments of the military escalation in the region a»»»

OpenAI has unexpectedly shut down Sora, its generative AI video model. Despite a surge of initial popularity, the tech was dogged by controversy and copyright issues and proved prohibitively expensive. In a significant blow to OpenAI, a $1 billion December 2025 deal to allow Sora users to generate »»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met on Saturday with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates of the Arab Republic of Egypt HE DrBadr Abdelatty. The meeting addressed the developments of the militar»»»

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) announced via a social media post the approved school hours for kindergartens and public schools. The timings are as follows: Kindergarten: 7am – 12:30pm Primary School: 7am – 12:45pm Preparatory School: 7am – 1:30pm Secondary School: 7am – 1:3»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Saturday with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates of the Arab Republic of Egypt HE Dr. Badr Abdelatty. The meeting addressed the developments of th»»»

Dubai: Donald Trump described Iran’s decision to allow 10 oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as a “gift” and a potential opening for negotiations. Oil markets, however, are measuring the move in scale rather than symbolism. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - sim»»»

A sequence of two apparently related accidents within minutes of each other on Saturday afternoon on the Egnatia Odos in northern Greece left two people dead and two others lightly injured. In the first incident, a car traveling on the Ioannina-Igoumenitsa section reportedly crashed into a semi-tra»»»

DOHA: Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Muhannadi affirmed that the State of Qatar has effectively managed the ongoing crisis with “efficiency, capability, awareness, and transparency” under the leadership of His Highness the Amir. In an interview w»»»

Bank of America's Paris headquarters was the site of a thwarted terror attack early Saturday morning after nearby police saw two people attempt to detonate an explosive device in front of the building. File Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo March 28 (UPI) -- Law enforcement in Paris arrest»»»

Tunis, March 28 (TAP) - The second edition of the COMESA Investment Forum 2026 concluded in Nairobi, organised by the Regional Investment Agency (RIA) under the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and held under the auspices of...»»»

MOSCOW, March 28 (Sputnik) - 26 enemy drones were downed over Russian regions over the past 10 hours, Russia's Defense Ministry said Saturday. "On March 28, from 11:00 [08:00 GMT] to 20:00 [17:00 GMT], air defense systems destroyed 26 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the Belgorod,»»»

New York, Mar.28 (SANA) Nearly one month after the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli–Iranian conflict, global financial markets are undergoing one of their most volatile phases since the global financial crisis, amid sharp fluctuations that have pushed portfolio managers to scale back their positions an»»»

The World Health Organization said on Saturday that nine paramedics were killed and seven others wounded in five separate attacks on health care in ⁠southern Lebanon. The latest incidents ⁠struck medical teams in five separate villages, WHO Director-General Tedros ⁠Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a soc»»»

DOHA: Energy, economic, and geopolitical experts have underscored mounting risks to global supply chains and energy security amid escalating regional tensions, during a high-level panel discussion organized by Gulf Times in collaboration with the Qatar Press Center. Held under the theme “The Day Af»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama held a several-hour closed-door meeting on Saturday with Socialist Party lawmakers and cabinet ministers at the Palace of Brigades, focusing on improving public services and advancing key development projects across the country. During the meeting, Rama instructed deputies a»»»

Capitals, March 28 (SANA) – The U.S.–Israeli–Iranian conflict entered its fifth week on Saturday, with intensified regional tensions, expanding military operations, and mounting economic repercussions affecting global trade and energy markets. Reports indicate ongoing diplomatic efforts to contain »»»

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has unveiled its COMESA Investment Map, an interactive digital platform presenting 180 nationally endorsed investment opportunities across seven priority sectors: agriculture, food industries, infrastructure, energy, supply chains, the digital econo»»»

Egypt has launched the second phase of the development of the Ataba area in Cairo, as part of a wider government strategy to modernise urban markets and upgrade infrastructure in key commercial districts. Minister of Local Development and Environment Manal Awad announced that the new phase is fully»»»

A closed-door meeting of the ruling Socialist Party parliamentary group on Saturday was marked by reported tensions and verbal clashes between Prime Minister Edi Rama and senior lawmaker Elisa Spiropali, according to local media reports. The meeting was held at the Palace of Brigades, reportedly sa»»»

Capitals, March 28 (SANA) – The ongoing U.S.–Israeli–Iranian conflict is starting to disrupt global helium supplies, with interruptions to Qatari exports sparking concerns for technology and medical sectors that rely heavily on the rare gas. According to Euronews, tensions around the Strait of Horm»»»

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) officially launched its election campaign in Silistra region, the party press service reported on Saturday. The MRF candidates for the National Assembly were introduced, with Nezhdet Dzhevdet, Mayor of the municipality of Glavinitsa, heading the list. The »»»

Twenty-two migrants hoping to reach Europe from North Africa have died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, survivors told the Greek coastguard Saturday. The coastguard late Friday said 26 people, including a woman and a minor, were rescued by a European border agency ves»»»

Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland. The company, based in Vevey, Switzerland, said in a statement Friday that “the vehicle and its load are still nowhere»»»

Tunis, March 28 (TAP) - The national crude oil production dropped by 12%, standing at 95 kt in January 2026, compared with the same period in 2025, according to the Energy Outlook Bulletin recently published by the National Observatory of Energy and...»»»

Two liquefied petroleum gas tankers, BW Elm and BW Tyr, are crossing the Strait of Hormuz bound for India, according to ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler. The US-Israeli war against Iran has all but halted shipping through the strait, but Iran said this week that "non-hostile vessels" may tran»»»

Candidates for the National Assembly from the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms (ARF) paid tribute in the village of Barutin, Southern Bulgaria, to the memory of the victims of the Process of Rebirth, when Bulgaria's Turks were be assimilated by changing their Turkish and Arabic names to Bulgarian a»»»

Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The technical milestone is the culmination of the Kingdom’s longstanding contingency plan for keeping its»»»

Jeddah: Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister HH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed, in a phone call today, the latest regional developments and the repercussions of the ongoing military escalation on the security and stability of the »»»

Dubai: Oil prices are expected to rise further in the coming week, supported by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and growing signs that supply risks are broadening beyond key transit routes. Brent crude traded above $112 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate hovered near»»»

Abu Dhabi’s top police official has carried out a field visit to the emirate’s main emergency response hub to review how well it is prepared to handle any fallout from the current regional situation. Major General Ahmed Saif bin Zaitoon Al Muhairi, Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police and head of»»»

Two Bengal tiger cubs born in Indonesia's Bandung Zoo last year have died from a viral infection, a conservation official told AFP on Friday. The cubs, two males named Huru and Hara, were born last July to tigress Jelita, who remains in good health. According to the conservation agency of West Java»»»

Kuwait: Kuwait's Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that it had detected and dealt with 15 hostile drones in the past 24 hours, some of them targeted Kuwait International Airport, causing significant damage to the radar system without any human casualties. That was revealed by Official Spoke»»»

Persistent dry weather, gusty winds and little to no precipitation in sight will raise the risk for wildfires across the Plains through the rest of March, AccuWeather meteorologists say. The fire risk can even remain elevated through the remainder of spring across the region. Fire risk this weekend»»»

Tunis, March 28 (TAP) - National electricity production increased by 7% in January 2026 to reach 1600 GWh (including renewable self-generation), compared with 1500 GWh in January 2025, according to the latest Energy Situation bulletin published by...»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani received a phone call from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia HE Ararat Mirzoyan. During the call, they explored the developments of the military escalation in the region »»»

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The two missing sailboats were delayed on their trip to Cuba by adverse weather conditions. Photo courtesy the Mexican navy March 28 (UPI) -- Two missing aid boats en route to Cuba that were reported missing have been found, the Mexican navy announced Saturday. The navy said aerial search crews spo»»»