Tunis, March 23 (TAP) - Tunisia faces an "invisible" but widely prevalent chemical threat: increasing exposure to phthalates and bisphenols. The former are used as plasticisers to soften PVC (polyvinyl chloride, a widely consumed thermoplastic...»»»

Two Bulgarian and two Romanian citizens were arrested during an operation by the Counterfeiting Division of the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC), Interior Ministry Secretary General Georgi Kandev said in a Facebook post on Monday. The four were detained during a transaction»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Labour (MOL), in coordination with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) , announced on Monday, March 23, 2026, the resumption of regular working arrangements across private sector entities. The two Ministries also announced the withdrawal of the previous recomme»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance: Our fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers at the newly established site in Nimr al-Jamal, opposi»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has strongly condemned the targeting of a hospital in East Darfur, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries, describing the incident as a grave violation of international humanitarian law. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the UAE rejects any targeting o»»»

Dubai: India’s largest airline, InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo), has appointed aviation veteran Aloke Singh as Chief Strategy Officer, weeks after its chief executive resigned with immediate effect. The board approved the new appointment on Monday. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & »»»

Doha: Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) issued evacuation and safety guidelines for educational institutions. The guidelines aim to enhance preparedness among students, staff and administrators, and ensure safe and orderly responses in crises. Before Any Emergency Arises: Familiarize students and »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance: Our fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers in Khirbet al-Manara, opposite the border town of Houla, fo»»»

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Parastesh Dahaghin was a young pharmacist killed in an explosion while she was at work. Berivan Molani was in bed when debris from an air strike in Tehran struck her head. For more than three weeks, Tehran and other cities have been pummelled by US and Israeli airstrikes - with thousands of targets»»»

March 23 (UPI) -- A Colombian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed Monday in the southern department of Putumayo while transporting military personnel, with the number of casualties still unknown, authorities said. Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez confirmed the accident and said the cause remain»»»

The world has given Israel "a license to torture Palestinians", a UN expert said Monday, with life in the occupied territories "a continuum of physical and mental suffering". Francesca Albanese, the UN's special rapporteur on the rights situation in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, »»»

Britain's foreign ministry on Monday summoned Iran's ambassador to London, Seyed Ali Mousavi, criticizing what it called Tehran's "reckless and destabilizing actions" in the UK and overseas. "The summons follows the recent charging of two individuals, one Iranian national and one British-Iranian du»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance: Our fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers at the Hadbat Al-Ejel (Calf Hill) site, north of the K»»»

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Dubai: Saudi Arabia has announced the temporary suspension of requirements related to the validity of certificates and documents needed to issue or renew navigation licences and work permits for maritime units, citing current regional conditions. The measure applies for one month to both Saudi and »»»

Berlin: Efforts are underway to rescue a huge whale that was spotted stranded on Germany's northern Baltic Sea coast early on Monday morning. A police spokesman said that the massive marine mammal was first sighted at around 1:50 am (0050 GMT) near Niendorf in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Initi»»»

Widely informed Lebanese sources revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that Iran has “clearly pledged” to leaderships in Beirut to include Lebanon in any possible deal that could end the war between it and the US and Israel. The sources said Lebanese officials learned through non-diplomatic channels that Teh»»»

Between 30 June 2014 and 30 June 2015 there were many changes, improvements and challenges in the Egyptian stock market, Angy Essam looks at the main highlights of this critical period Most Egyptian stock market analysts say the stock market was the frontrunner in the nation’s economic sector over »»»

A sheriff in Riverside, Calif., has seized 650,000 ballots from a 2025 special election. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 23 (UPI) -- A sheriff in Riverside, Calif., has seized more than 650,000 ballots from a 2025 state election that allowed the state to redistrict to gain five »»»

Seven men who conspired to import more than 600kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of €42m (£36.2m) have all been jailed for between 10 and 12 years in the Republic of Ireland. Three of the men on board a ship containing the drugs that travelled from the Amazon and docked off the coast of »»»

Caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky has ordered the establishment of a temporary coordination mechanism within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to counter disinformation and combat hybrid threats ahead of the April 19 early parliamentary elections, the Ministry said on Monday. The mechanism »»»

BELGRADE - President of Serbia and Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Presidency member Aleksandar Vucic said at the weekend Serbia's interests - good relations with both the East and the West - were the SNS policy. "Our policy is a policy of peace, stability and security. Our policy is a policy of a »»»

Slovenia has become the first EU member state to implement fuel rationing to tackle disruptions caused by the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and its retaliation on their allies in the Gulf - most major players in world energy markets. Many countries have been experiencing steep hikes in fuel prices. In»»»

BELGRADE/BRUSSELS - Serbia's Operating Team for EU Accession held a regular session in Belgrade on Monday to discuss key priorities for advancement of reforms, the Serbian Mission to the EU said in a statement. The participants of the meeting discussed key priorities for the advancement of reforms,»»»

NATO is supposed to be a defensive alliance. That means members aren’t actually obligated to go bail out a member state that goes around the world punching other countries in the face. Easy mistake to make from the optics of other recent conflicts, though, where the term “defensive” has been doing »»»

Eyewitnesses have described the moment Air Canada flight AC8646 crashed into a fire truck on the runway of New York's LaGuardia airport, killing two pilots and injuring dozens of others. "We were literally like 100 meters away," says 23-year-old Leo Medina, who was onboard another plane on the tarm»»»

Tunis, March 23 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, reaffirmed Tunisia’s principled position in support of openness to dialogue with various partners, including the European Union, based on...»»»

Abu Dhabi: The President of the United Arab Emirates, HH Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has held a phone call with Indonesia's President HE Prabowo Subianto to discuss escalating military tensions in the region and their broader global implications. The two leaders expressed deep concern over the dete»»»

BELGRADE – A total 1,604 construction permits were issued in Serbia in January, which was a 5.1 pct increase relative to the same month of last year. According to figures released by the national statistical office RZS, 83.4 pct of the total permits were issued for buildings, while other structures»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic met with a delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Monitoring Committee in Belgrade on Monday to discuss current issues in the field of the electoral process, with special emphasis on implementation of relevant inter»»»

Damascus, March 23 (SANA) – Syria’s General Company for the Manufacture and Marketing of Cement and Building Materials (Omran), has signed an investment agreement with UAE-based QZ to rehabilitate and operate milling units at Tartous Cement Plant, as part of efforts to boost local production and st»»»

Bogota: Colombia's military said Monday that about 80 troops were believed to be dead after a transport plane crash in the south of the country. A military source told AFP that two platoons - 80 people - were feared to have been aboard the Hercules aircraft which crashed on takeoff from Puerto Legu»»»

Doha, Qatar: Mohamed bin Faleh Al Hajri, In Charge of Managing Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA), affirmed that the situation in Qatar’s civil aviation sector is under full operational control and is being managed according to the highest standards of safety and efficiency, despite the challeng»»»

Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), affirmed strong condemnation of the Iranian attacks targeting GCC countries, stressing that they constitute a blatant violation of sovereignty, international laws and norms, and a direct threat to regional and interna»»»

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran has not held talks with the United States, and fake news is being used to manipulate markets, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Monday. "No negotiations have been held with the US, and fake news is used to manipulate the financial and oil markets an»»»

BusinessReport: Hungary using more Russian oil, despite EU phase outArthur SullivanA new report by the Center for the Study of Democracy, shared exclusively with DW, says that Hungary has increased its dependence on Russian oil since 2021. It has also become highly dependent on Russian gas. https:/»»»

Tunis, March 23 (TAP) - The number of road traffic fatalities recorded since the beginning of the year through March 22 was up by 4.20% compared with the same period last year, with 248 deaths reported compared with 238 in 2025, according to the...»»»

Representatives of GERB met with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) mission which will observe the early parliamentary elections on April 19, 2026, the party’s press office said Monday. GERB representatives expressed serious concerns regarding the fairness and transpare»»»

Bulgaria's Constitutional Court on Monday decided to institute a case on a petition from Sofia City Court judge Ivo Hinov, who challenges the constitutionality of the voter disqualification of persons serving custodial sentences. Desislava Atanasova has been designated judge rapporteur for the case»»»

Muscat: Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi has emphasised that Oman is ramping up extensive efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. According to the Oman News Agency (ONA), Al Busaidi pointed out that the war in the region has engendered large-scale economic probl»»»

The International Committee of the Red Cross demanded Monday a halt to the "war on essential infrastructure" in the Middle East, warning of potential "irreversible consequences" including harm to nuclear facilities. "What we have seen in recent days in the Middle East risks reaching a point of no r»»»

Iran has not updated its official death toll figures for weeks, while human rights groups outside the country are struggling with chronic communication problems, meaning the number of people killed during the war remains largely unknown. The last time Iran's health ministry gave a full update about»»»

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Dubai: Air India and Air India Express will operate a combined 24 flights, both scheduled and non-scheduled, between India and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries on March 24, 2026. The airlines will run 10 additional non-scheduled flights to and from the UAE, subject to slot availability and »»»

Damascus, March 23 (SANA) – Arbitration is emerging as a key tool to strengthen Syria’s investment environment, offering faster and more flexible dispute resolution compared to traditional courts, and helping build trust between investors and local institutions. Legal experts say arbitration plays »»»

Tunis, March 23 (TAP) - The weather will be very cloudy in most regions with scattered and locally stormy showers are expected in the midland and the south, reaching at the end of the night northern coasts. The wind will blow north in the north and...»»»

Bulgaria’s caretaker government is working on a comprehensive package of measures to curb rising prices, which are a direct result of the conflict in the Middle East, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov said in a video on Facebook. Gurov highlighted that in times of crisis, people expect not just»»»

NEW DELHI: Two more Indian-flagged tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, India's shipping ministry said. Tehran, following US-Israel military strikes, has all but halted maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of »»»