Dubai: The UAE is expected to see fair to partly cloudy skies on Saturday, with temperatures rising across much of the country, according to the National Centre of Meteorology. Daytime conditions will remain generally stable, though humidity is forecast to increase overnight and into Sunday morning»»»

Manila: The Philippines’ state-run Social Security System (SSS) is granting a 10% pension increase this year, with another round scheduled in 2027 — and members won’t pay higher contributions. SSS President and CEO Robert Joseph de Claro said the fund remains financially strong and is on track to r»»»

The US Department of Justice announced Friday that 30 more people are being charged for their roles in an anti-ICE protest staged last month at a church in Minnesota. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on social media that 25 of the 30 defendants named in a newly unsealed indictment had been arrested»»»

1 of 2 | Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, pictured speaking at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, has been endorsed by former Vice President Kamala Harris in the Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat and who recorded a robocall for her ahead of the election on Tuesday. File Photo by Tannen»»»

Tunis, Feb. 28 (TAP) - President Kais Saied met on Friday afternoon at the Carthage Palace, Mauritanian Minister of Culture, Arts, Communication and Relations with Parliament, and Government Spokesperson, El-Hussein Ould Meddou, who arrived in...»»»

Former President Bill Clinton told a congressional panel he "saw nothing," and "did nothing wrong" in relation to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The all-day hearing behind closed doors in New York featured the former president being asked about his inclusion in newly released files related »»»

British Defense Secretary John Healey has ordered a probe into whether deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women into the UK using Royal Air Force (RAF) bases. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has demanded a police investigation into whether King Charles’ brother Andrew Mountbatten-Wind»»»

The United States on Friday designated Iran a "state sponsor of wrongful detention," its first such move under a new blacklist that could eventually result in a travel ban. The step comes as the United States builds up its military near Iran and threatens to strike over concerns led by its disputed»»»

Washington welcomed a prisoner and detainee exchange between the Syrian government and armed factions in the predominantly Druze southern province of Sweidah, as Damascus pressed ahead with efforts to fold Kurdish security forces into the state apparatus. Syria’s Interior Ministry said the Internal»»»

Open AI CEO Sam Altman, pictured at the White House in January, said on Friday that new deals with Amazon, Nvidia and Softbank will allow it to continue to grow with enough computing power to develop its products and applications. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Amazon,»»»

Despite cautious optimism over negotiations between Iran and the US and hopes for a new nuclear deal, Israel’s political leadership and most of its media have struck a starkly different tone: pessimism, and open preparation for failure and war. A growing conviction that a confrontation with Iran is»»»

Dubai: More than 15 countries have urged their citizens to leave Iran as tensions with the United States intensify, fuelling concern about a possible military confrontation and raising uncertainty across the region. In recent hours, governments including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germa»»»

Dubai: More UAE banks are eliminating SMS and email-based one-time passwords (OTPs), as new rules from the Central Bank of the UAE tighten digital security and fraud controls across the financial system. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.By the end of next month, all lic»»»

GENEVA, Feb 27 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait expressed profound concern over the continued deterioration of the human rights situation in Rakhine State, west Myanmar.The Muslim Rohingya community undergo serious abuses, including forced deportation, denial of basic rights, physical violence and hat»»»

President Donald Trump told the US government Friday to "immediately" stop using Anthropic's technology after the AI startup rejected the Pentagon's demand that it agree to unconditional military use of its Claude models. Anthropic insists its technology should not be used for the mass surveillance»»»

Target has said it will stop selling breakfast cereals that are made with synthetic colours by the end of May, marking the latest response by a retailer to backlash against ultra-processed foods. The US retail giant's announcement on Friday follows commitments from several food companies to gradual»»»

The US wants to go to war with Iran and will attack once Washington is sure that its weapon stockpiles are sufficient, according to former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and RT contributor Scott Ritter. The US has now gathered the largest military force in the Middle East since before its 200»»»

American singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, who wrote hits through the 1950's and 60's, including Oh! Carol, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Bad Blood, Laughter in the Rain and Calendar Girl, has died at the age of 86. "Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandf»»»

For the first time in recent history, more Americans now sympathize more with the Palestinians than the Israelis, a Gallup poll has found. According to the survey, sympathy for the Israeli cause has fallen a record 10% in the last year. The poll, which was published on Friday, found that 41% of Ame»»»

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Friday announced that the Department of Defense came to an agreement with Scouting America that it would continue to partner with the organization after changes to some of its policies. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The Department of »»»

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received a phone call on Friday from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran HE Dr. Abbas Araghchi. During the call, they discussed the results of the third round of negot»»»

JEDDAH, Feb 27 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait reaffirms commitment to working with the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to deliver humanitarian and political support to the Palestinian people.In a speech on behalf of Kuwait to the emergency meeting of the OIC Executive Commit»»»

Caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov confirmed at a briefing at the Council of Ministers on Friday that he has been informed by caretaker Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Hristanov that a tipoff was received on Thursday potentially linked to national security. Gurov said that the review assigned»»»

The proposed takeover of Warner Bros by Paramount Skydance could significantly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape. It's far from a done deal - Paramount still needs approval from regulators. But if it does go ahead, here's how it could shake up things for viewers. Paramount is expected»»»

The Danish government will stop issuing temporary residence permits to Ukrainians from regions relatively unaffected by the conflict with Russia. At the same time, Denmark will bolster Vladimir Zelensky’s conscript army by denying entry to draft-age men. Under the new rules, residence permits will »»»

British intelligence agency MI5 unlawfully spied on Irish journalist Vincent Kearney for eight years, his lawyers have told a tribunal in London. MI5 agents allegedly monitored Kearney’s calls, contacts, and movements while he reported from Northern Ireland. Kearney was monitored by MI5, the Police»»»

The infection was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. The United States has already seen more than half the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2025, with experts predicting a record year for cases in the country. File Photo by Annie Rice/EPA Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The United States ha»»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) allocated seats to the multi-member constituencies for the parliamentary elections scheduled for April 19, 2026, during its session on Friday. The CEC changed its decision from February 20, which included a 32nd multi-member constituency for expatriate voters. »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Meteorology Department stated that chances of rain were expected for Monday in a weather update. The Department stated that “weather conditions are expected to be partly cloudy to cloudy starting Monday, March 2, 2026” with chances of scattered rain continuing throughout the »»»

GENEVA, Feb 26 (KUNA) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on Thursday that the third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Geneva "was one of the most serious" held to date, emphasizing that discussions moved in depth into the core elements of a potential agreement."We ente»»»

LONDON, Feb 26 (KUNA) -- Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman spoke on Thursday, discussing a variety of issues including bilateral relations, the situation the Gaza Strip, and the political process between the US and Iran on the latter's nuclear program.The two le»»»

Israel's High Court has temporarily halted a ban on international aid groups from working in the occupied Palestinian territories unless they meet strict new rules. The injunction came ahead of an Israeli deadline for 37 well-known organisations to stop work, something the groups warn will remove a»»»

Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta is forecasting a deficit of C$9.4bn ($6.9bn; £5.1bn), citing a "dramatic" increase in its population coupled with low oil prices. The once debt-free province called the deficit "a tough pill to swallow", saying it will have to break its own fiscal restraint law»»»

Hungary and Slovakia have agreed to establish a joint investigation to examine damage to the Druzhba oil pipeline supplying crude from Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. The two countries have accused Ukraine of halting crude flows from Russia for political reasons. The p»»»

A potential new American military strike on Iran would not drag the country into another prolonged foreign conflict, US Vice President J.D. Vance has said. Washington has amassed a military force in the Middle East unseen since before the 2003 invasion of Iraq and is demanding that Tehran make conc»»»

Albanian President Bajram Begaj delivered a speech in Albanian before North Macedonia’s parliament on Friday, saying the positive relations between the two countries have also contributed to regional stability. Speaking during his official visit to the neighboring country, Begaj described North Mac»»»

Riyadh: Vehicles registered in a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country will not be allowed to remain in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for more than 90 days within any 365-day period, Saudi English language newspaper Saudi Gazette reported. This period, whether consecutive or non-consecutive, “is cal»»»

A suspected phone scammer who managed to relieve two elderly women on Chios of more than €100,000 has been arrested while preparing to leave the eastern Aegean Sea island by plane, police said Friday. A police statement said the 69-year-old suspect was part of a gang that phoned elderly people pret»»»

BEIRUT, Feb 27 (KUNA) -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on Friday that it found about 946 mines which were destroyed on site while clearing two minefields out of five. The minefields have been handed over to the Lebanese Army, south of the country, UNIFIL said in a s»»»

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi briefed his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, on the latest developments in the indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States. During a phone call Friday, both sides emphasized the importance of continuing consultations among the cou»»»

CAIRO, Feb 27 (KUNA) -- Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatti affirmed on Friday his country's opposition to any attempts aiming to undermine Sudan's unity, underlining the necessity of maintaining the sovereignty of the Sudanese state.This was announced during a telephone call conducted between »»»

LONDON, Feb 27 (KUNA) -- The UK hosted a meeting of senior NATO officials to discuss the alliance's plans for nuclear deterrence, said the British government on Friday.According to a statement, the meeting "brought together NATO Ambassadors, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Supreme All»»»

Dubai: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he is “not happy” with the direction of nuclear talks with Iran, warning that while diplomacy remains ongoing, military force remains an option if Tehran refuses to abandon its nuclear ambitions. “We’re not exactly happy with the way they’re negotiati»»»

Dubai Miracle Garden, the world’s largest natural flower garden and home to multiple Guinness World Records, has announced a special seasonal promotion granting free entry to children aged 12 years and below from March 1 until the end of the current season on May 31st. The initiative is applicable »»»

Nasa is adding an extra mission to its Artemis programme before it attempts to land astronauts on the Moon for the first time in half a century. The original plan was to fly around the Moon for the Artemis II mission, which is currently scheduled for April, and then attempt a lunar landing with Art»»»

Dubai: The UAE Council for Fatwa has reaffirmed that deliberately breaking the fast during the daytime in Ramadan is prohibited under Islamic law, stressing that the act is considered a grave sin that requires repentance, compensation and expiation. In a series of its Ramadan fatwas, the council sa»»»

A day after the start of operations at Kronospan's medium-density fibreboard (MDF) panels in Veliko Tarnovo, the Veliko Tarnovo Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water (RIEW) received 27 complaints about smells of sawdust and glue and about a bluish haze over several neighbourhoods of the ci»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic met with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto in Belgrade on Friday. Addressing a joint press conference at the Palace of Serbia, Djedovic Handanovic said the discussion - their second this week»»»

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's labor force participation rate stood at 70.8 percent in 2025, with the unemployment rate falling to 3 percent from 3.3 percent in 2024, official data showed Thursday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement on Thursday that the total number of jobs »»»