Abu Dhabi: Rain is expected to continue across the UAE until Friday after two days of heavy downpours and thunderstorms brought some of the most significant rainfall of the season, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The unsettled weather, driven by strong convective cloud format»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The rapid expansion of conflict space, involving the entire regions, is causing concern, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "Overall, the rapid expansion of the conflict space, involving new countries and entire regions, as has happened over the past year, is»»»

The UAE Ministry of Defence has mourned a Moroccan national working as a civilian contractor with the UAE Armed Forces who was killed during a routine mission in the Kingdom of Bahrain following an Iranian missile attack targeting the country. The Ministry said the attack also resulted in injuries »»»

The package of measures currently being prepared to curb rising prices will be aimed at supporting the most vulnerable groups, said caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov here on Tuesday. Together with Minister of Economy and Industry Irina Shtonova, they held a meeting with representatives of the A»»»

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the Bulgarian Navy has neutralized a total of nine sea mines in the country’s Black Sea waters, highlighting the ongoing risks to maritime navigation, BGNES reported. The service continues to carry out constant mine countermeasure operations both independently»»»

In response to reports that the US is deploying thousands of troops to the Middle East ahead of a possible ground incursion into Iran, the country’s National Defense Council has warned it could seed the Persian Gulf with mines in retaliation. In the second week of the war on Iran, US Central Comman»»»

The Varna Regional Court on Tuesday suspended the criminal proceedings in the case against Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev. Four others are also charged in the case - municipal councillors Yordan Kateliev and Nikolay Stefanov, businessman Ivaylo Marinov, and expert Antoaneta Petrova. In court, Kotsev’s»»»

The Bulgarian Navy will assume command of the Black Sea Mine Countermeasures Group during its next activation in July, a senior naval official announced at a news briefing on Tuesday. Flotilla Admiral Radko Penev, commander of Bulgaria’s Flotilla of Combat and Auxiliary Ships, said the group will b»»»

Bulgaria stands out as one of Iran's key trading partners within the European Union, particularly among its Eastern European members, according to BGNES. In overall trade with Iran, Bulgaria ranked seventh in 2025, with a total trade volume of 172.2 million euros, trailing only behind Germany, Ital»»»

Salaries of nurses in Kyrgyzstan will be nearly tripled. Klara Oskonbaeva, head of the Budget Policy and Financial Analysis Department at the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan, said on Elden Sobol program of Kabar news agency. According to her, the current base salary of a nurse without experience o»»»

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Peter Szijjarto speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in 2024. Szijjarto admitted that he talks to Russia during European Union meetings. File Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo March 23 (UPI) -- Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó admitte»»»

1 of 5 | US President Donald Trump speaks with Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense and John D. Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday. Trump temporarily waived a century-old shipping mandate to lower the cost of transporting oil, gas»»»

Dubai: Dubai's school regulator has reaffirmed that all private educational institutions in the emirate must continue distance learning until Friday, April 3, even as some major school groups have already begun applying to return to campus earlier. The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHD»»»

Rustam Baltabaev has been appointed Deputy Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan. According to the ministry, he will oversee processing, organic production, and agricultural exports. Rustam Baltabaev previously served as Executive Director of the Associatio»»»

Dubai: Jazeera Airways has set up an alternative supply route into Kuwait to keep essential food items flowing amid ongoing regional disruption, marking a shift in how airlines are adapting to pressure on traditional logistics channels. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.»»»

BELGRADE - On behalf of the Government of Serbia, Minister of Labour, Employment and Veteran and Social Affairs Milica Djurdjevic Stamenkovski on Tuesday laid a wreath at a Belgrade memorial to children killed in the 1999 NATO aggression on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which Serbia was a par»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Commission has postponed the submission of the plan to ban the import of Russian oil, but has given no new date, European Commission Spokesperson for Climate Action and Energy Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said on Tuesday. "I do not have a new date to give [for presenting the p»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian armed forces will attack Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip if Israel continues its attacks on Lebanon and Palestinian territories, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday. "If crimes against the civilian population of Lebanon and Palestine continue, en»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The situation around the US-Iran talks is "fluid," with no speculations about possible meetings as part of these arrangements advisable until an official announcement is made, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "These are sensitive diplomatic discussions, and »»»

Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz needs fewer votes than the opposition Tisza party to stay in power, as the electoral system favours the incumbent. We examine the most likely developments after the Hungarian elections on 12 April. “Let us not rule it out logically,” Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán answe»»»

Skopje, 23 March 2026 (MIA) - The price of Eurodiesel (D-E V) is set to rise by Mden 3.5 per liter as of Monday midnight, while gasoline prices will remain unchanged, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has said. The new retail price of Eurodiesel BS (D-E V) will be Mden 95.5 per liter. A liter »»»

The Socialist Party of Albania has finalized a draft law on referendums, but consultations will continue before it is formally submitted. Speaking to media, parliamentary group head Taulant Balla said the legislation is necessary to strengthen public participation in decision-making. “The focus is »»»

Edi Rama, together with Deputy Prime Minister Albana Koçiu, has begun a series of one-on-one meetings with each minister of the government at “Villa 30” since Thursday. The first meeting was held with Enea Karakaçi. According to Top Channel journalist Muhamed Veliu, the sessions continued Tuesday w»»»

Possible mechanisms and measures to mitigate the economic consequences of the conflict in the Middle East were discussed by President Iliana Iotova and the leadership of the Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) during a meeting on Tuesday, the President’s press secretariat reported. The me»»»

Manila: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of "national energy emergency" on Tuesday, citing risks to the domestic fuel supply and energy stability created by the Middle East conflict. The state of emergency was declared just hours after the country's energy secretary said the P»»»

Dubai: President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States and Iran have discussed a “15-point” framework to end the war has sparked intense curiosity — and confusion — as neither Washington nor Tehran has revealed what those points actually are. Tehran has even denied that any talks are taking p»»»

Bulgaria’s Fiscal Council has recommended increasing the national cash payment limit for business transactions to €10,000. According to the Council, Bulgaria currently maintains a relatively low threshold of €5,000, which poses practical challenges for companies, entrepreneurs, and consumers, parti»»»

Berlin: The health of a humpback whale stranded on Germany's Baltic Sea coast is deteriorating, conservationists said Tuesday, as efforts to free the animal continued. The 10-metre (33-foot) long whale was first spotted stuck in shallow water close to Niendorf near the city of Luebeck early on Mond»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the country can pose a credible nuclear threat to the US as opposed to being a target for American attempts to project power. Speaking during a policy address to newly elected lawmakers on Monday, Kim emphasized the role of nuclear weapons in ensuring nation»»»

Bulgargaz has defended its previously submitted proposal for a 5% rise in natural gas prices for April before the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, with CEO Veselin Sinabov stressing that there is currently no justification for any further increases. Sinabov noted that significantly higher ga»»»

Colombo: Sri Lanka ordered street lights, neon signs and billboard lighting to be switched off from Tuesday as part of measures to cut energy consumption by 25 percent to tackle supply shortages. Government spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa said all state institutions had been asked to reduce the use of »»»

Dubai: IndiGo has issued a travel advisory warning of possible changes to flight schedules amid the evolving situation in the Middle East, urging passengers to verify their flight status before heading to the airport. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The airline said fl»»»

Bulk carriers sit anchored at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman, upstream from the Strait of Hormuz, on Monday. Elke Scholiers/Getty Images An end to the Iran war will bring immediate relief to oil and natural gas markets, but it could take months before prices fall back to the levels they stood a»»»

New York: United Airlines said Tuesday it will add more than 250 planes in the next two years as the major US carrier accelerates efforts to upgrade its fleet. New Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier aircraft ordered by United include features such as lie-flat seats, luggage closets and suite dividers, t»»»

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian parliamentary committee on defence and interior affairs Milovan Drecun said on Tuesday the 1999 bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) had been the strongest successful attempt of violating the UN Charter and international law, and noted that the prec»»»

Israeli troops will control a large swathe of southern Lebanon as part of their campaign against Hezbollah, Defence Minister Israel Katz says. Katz told said troops would establish a security zone up to the Litani River, about 30km (19 miles) from the Lebanon-Israel border and displaced residents w»»»

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Australian Parliament in Canberra on Tuesday after addressing a joint session of both houses. Photo by Lukas Coch/EPA March 24 (UPI) -- The European Union finalized a landmark $9 billion free tr»»»

March 23 (UPI) -- A small Texas town called Bug Tussle is no longer receiving new road signs from the Department of Transportation due to rampant thefts. Local officials said more than 70 Bug Tussle road signs have been stolen over the years by thieves who apparently appreciated the town's unusual »»»

March 23 (UPI) -- An Austrian man took his unusual party trick to a German TV series and broke the Guinness World Record for the most balloons passed through the nose and out the mouth in one minute. Malte Dünser, the self-proclaimed "King of the Freaks" who amassed an Instagram following for his u»»»

Dubai: The UAE's largest private education group has applied to reopen select schools from next week, with a focus on supporting senior students ahead of crucial examinations. GEMS Education, which operates dozens of schools across the country, confirmed to Gulf News on Tuesday that it has formally»»»

Authorities at Jebel Jais, Ras Al Khaimah, have announced that the mountain will remain closed until further notice due to unstable weather conditions. The closure includes every tourist area and adventure activity at the Ras Al Khaimah’s peak. Officials urged visitors to avoid travelling to the mo»»»

Dubai: Indian rapper Badshah may have quietly married Punjabi actress Isha Rikhi, if social media frenzy over an alleged wedding portrait is to be believed. The rumours gained momentum after several photos and videos, believed to be from a private wedding ceremony, surfaced online, showing the coup»»»

The ongoing chaos in the Persian Gulf contributes to the emergence of new Asian energy hubs, Guilherme da Conceicao, researcher at the Center for Research on Russia, Eurasia and the Post-Soviet Space (CIRE), tells Sputnik. With the Strait of Hormuz energy bottleneck plugged, new energy routes from »»»

At an archaeological site in southern Lebanon's Tyre, small signs bearing a blue and white emblem provide a symbolic shield, meant to protect the ancient ruins from bombardment. One of the oldest cities on the Mediterranean coast, Tyre is located around 20 kilometers from the Israeli border, and ha»»»

Danes are voting in an election with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats aiming for a third term. Frederiksen, 48, called the vote months earlier than expected, buoyed by popular support for her handling of US President Donald Trump's threat to annex Greenland, an autonomous Danish »»»

Caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov conferred with the Heads of Mission of the European Union Member States at the invitation of the Cypriot Presidency of the EU Council, the Bulgarian government said on Facebook on Tuesday. Gurov briefed the diplomats on the caretaker government’s preparations f»»»

New Delhi: Harish Rana, the first person in India to be granted passive euthanasia, died on Tuesday at AIIMS Delhi, marking the country’s first real-world implementation of the right to die with dignity, Indian media reports said. He was 31. Rana had been in a permanent vegetative state since 2013,»»»

Capitals, March 24 (SANA) Countries worldwide are taking emergency and precautionary measures to absorb the impact of the US–Israeli–Iranian war on the global economy, as energy prices surge following Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on Gulf oil and gas facilities. Japan Turns to »»»

Dubai: Unstable weather continues to affect the UAE, with rain, strong winds and thick cloud cover expected to persist until Friday, according to the National Centre of Meteorology. Authorities have issued safety advisories nationwide, warning that vehicles parked in flood-prone areas may be at ris»»»

Two bodies were recovered in the Mahamaytala area of Garia, on the southern outskirts of Kolkata, on Tuesday, in West Bengal.​ A woman was hacked to death inside her beauty parlour by a Kashmiri man, who later committed suicide. ​ Police said the incident appears to stem from a strained relationshi»»»