While most international coverage of Iran’s new supreme leader focuses on geopolitics and war, a surprising side note has emerged on social media: users with a sense of humour and a pasion for wordplay can’t decide what to call him. »»»

Venezuela is set to reap a substantial windfall from the global oil shock triggered by the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. But the country's new leadership faces a paradox that analysts say could entrench autocracy while delaying any demo»»»

Emirates, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia, and flydubai resumed limited flight operations to and from the UAE on March 10. The announcement follows a temporary shutdown of Dubai International Airport (DXB) after Iranian dr»»»

Azerbaijan’s State Security Service (SSS) said in a press release that it had prevented a series of terrorist and sabotage plots allegedly organised by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeting infrastructure and Jewish sites in the country, while critics and social media users have questi»»»

Dubai: Australia has granted asylum to a total of seven members of Iran’s women’s national football team who were competing in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, after they were labelled “traitors” in their home country. This develops as two more members of the Iranian women’s soccer team were granted asyl»»»

GOLD COAST, Australia: Two more members of the Iranian women’s soccer team were granted asylum in Australia before their teammates departed the country, Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Wednesday. It brings to seven the number of women granted humanitarian visas in Australia after f»»»

Just one week after the outbreak of military confrontation involving the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, global energy markets have entered a phase of severe volatility, marked by a sharp surge in oil prices. The price of crude oil jumped from around $60 per barrel to ap»»»

Dubai: Flights to and from the UAE have continued operating through what aviation authorities call safe air corridors, even while large parts of regional airspace face restrictions linked to geopolitical tensions. These corridors allow aircraft to travel through designated sections of airspace that»»»

The remains of six U.S. soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait are returned to the U.S. during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, on Saturday. The six members of the Army Reserve died March 1 when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, one day after»»»

1 of 2 | White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the U.S. Navy did not escort an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz after Energy Secretary Chris Wright claimed it did on social media. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 10 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump poste»»»

Two more people connected to the Iranian women's football team have remained in Australia and did not board a flight back to Iran, the BBC understands. It is believed one is a player and the other member of the team's technical staff. There has been no official confirmation from Australia's Home Af»»»

Doha: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari affirmed the State of Qatar's support for all diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalation and ensuring the stability of the region. During the ministry's weekly media brie»»»

The average price of a gallon of unleaded gas in the United States hit $3.54 on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues military action against Iran. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo March 10 (UPI) -- The average price of a gallon of unleaded gas in the United States hit $3.54 on Tu»»»

The deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia constitutes a crime against humanity and a war crime, the UN has said. A new report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine says Russian authorities "at the highest level" have deported "thousands" of ch»»»

Israel is not seeking an endless war with Iran and will coordinate with the United States on when to end the fighting, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday, declining to publicly state a timeline for when the conflict could end. The US-Israeli war with Iran, now in its 11th day, has engulfe»»»

Votes are being cast in the Georgia special election to replace Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Tuesday. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo March 10 (UPI) -- Votes are being cast in the Georgia special election to replace Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Tuesday. Greene»»»

US President Donald Trump has suggested that Iran could have conducted the deadly strike on a girls’ school in the southern city of Minab using a Tomahawk cruise missile – a weapon system operated exclusively by the US in the current conflict. The February 28 attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh element»»»

Members of a Military Honor Guard stand with an American flag at the White House in 2017. Early Tuesday, shots were fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto. File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo March 10 (UPI) -- Toronto police said shots were fired at the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto ea»»»

Dubai: Ten days into the war with Iran, US President Donald Trump is facing growing scrutiny over his shifting explanations for why the conflict began — and how it might end. Trump has alternated between suggesting the war could end soon — calling it a “short-term excursion” and saying US forces ar»»»

1 of 4 | Emir Balat, 18, of Langhorne, Pa., allegedly takes an improvised explosive device from Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, of Newtown, Pa. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Justice. March 10 (UPI) -- Two men who allegedly threw improvised devices at protesters outside the home of New York Mayor Zoh»»»

Kyrgyz weightlifters continue to perform successfully at one of the largest multi-sport events in the United States—the Arnold Sports Festival, which took place in Ohio. The championship website says. According to it, Bekdoolot Rasulbekov won the competition in the M110 category. 108 athletes compe»»»

Parliament voted down an amendment to ban children under 16 from social media, instead opting for measures that would give the Secretary of State for Science broad powers to limit or ban children from accessing apps and chat bots and restrict "specific features that are harmful or addictive." File »»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov called BSP-United Left Floor Leader Nataliya Kiselova's March 10 Holocaust Remembrance Day declaration an act of very grave treason on Tuesday. Kostadinov reacted to Kiselova's question over who was responsible for failing to save the Jews from Aegean Thrace, »»»

By order of caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov, an interministerial commission under the Council of Ministers was established on Tuesday to monitor fuel prices and prepare response measures amid the energy market pressure created by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, said Deputy Finance Minis»»»

In order to be free, we must be feared, said French president Emmanuel Macron in a highly anticipated speech on nuclear weapons. In his recent address at the nuclear submarine base in Île Longue, Brittany, he announced that France will increase the number of its nuclear warheads for the first time »»»

The BSP - United Left parliamentary group said in a declaration on Tuesday that the rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust 83 years ago “spared Bulgarian society the shame of being complicit in a genocide.” The declaration was read out in the Assembly’s debating chamber by the group’s F»»»

Dubai: Crises do not build resilience. They reveal it. When Iranian aggression prompted UAE authorities to require schools to shift to remote learning with minimal notice, what followed was not a test that the education sector had to prepare for in the moment. It was the result of years of delibera»»»

Dubai: Crises do not build resilience. They reveal it. When Iranian aggression prompted UAE authorities to require schools to shift to remote learning with minimal notice, what followed was not a test that the education sector had to prepare for in the moment. It was the result of years of delibera»»»

Emergency Situations Minister Urmatbek Shamyrkanov has been dismissed. The presidential press secretary, responding to a question why he was removed from his post less than a month after his appointment, explained that the new minister’s dismissal was due to suspicions that he had taken a bribe whi»»»

Dubai: A Dubai-based expatriate from Kerala, India, has bagged Dh150,000 in the latest draw of Big Ticket in Abu Dhabi. Manoj Natrajan, 53, has been living and working in Dubai for the past 22 years. He has been buying Big Ticket entries every month together with his five friends, hoping that one d»»»

President Donald Trump arrives back at the White House from Florida on Monday night after raising hopes that the war with Iran could be at an end "very soon." Photo by Samuel Corum/UPI | License Photo March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said the war with Iran was way "ahead of schedule" a»»»

Australia's Qantas Airways , Scandinavia's SAS and Air New Zealand announced airfare hikes on Tuesday, blaming an abrupt spike in the cost of fuel caused by the Middle East conflict. Jet fuel prices, which were around $85 to $90 per barrel before US-Israeli strikes on Iran, have soared to between $»»»

Iran vowed on Tuesday that not one liter of oil would be exported from the Gulf while its war with the United States and Israel continues, in a stark rebuke to President Donald Trump's boast that the conflict was all but over. Trump's argument that the war would be "ended soon" helped reverse the M»»»

The war with Iran is doing collateral damage to the world economy. The conflict is driving up energy and fertilizer prices; threatening food shortages in poor countries; destabilizing fragile states such as Pakistan; and complicating options for the inflation fighters at central banks like the Fede»»»

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has scored a record result in Baden‑Wurttemberg’s regional elections, doubling its vote share from the previous election and achieving its highest result outside its traditional heartland. The right-wing party finished third in the election held over the week»»»

HEADLINES Tuesday’s print media highlight economic issues, household finances and political debates. 24 Chasa reports that pensioners may receive at least EUR 20 more for Easter and examines the growing use of quick loans for repairs, household appliances and bills, as well as the problem of unpaid»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed to US President Donald Trump proposals for resolving the crisis around Iran, and Moscow will see how the coordination process goes, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. On Monday, Putin and Trump held a telephone conversation »»»

The number of foreign nationals residing in South Korea is nearly 1.7 million, government data showed Tuesday. In this February photo, foreigners pose with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul. File Photo by Yonhap The number of foreign nationals residing in South Korea approached 1.7 mill»»»

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Dubai: Global trade and logistics major DP World has appointed Ahmad Yousef Al-Hassan as CEO and Managing Director for its GCC business, placing a long-time company executive in charge of one of the group’s most strategically important regions. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & B»»»

The issue of replacing the de facto acting Prosecutor General is not a party-political one, caretaker Justice Minister Andrey Yankulov said on Tuesday in a Facebook post. The question, which he said weighs heavily on Bulgaria’s justice system, should not be subject to political bargaining or left t»»»

The Israeli military has said it carried out several wide-scale waves of strikes across Iran, as supporters of the Islamic Republic staged rallies to celebrate the appointment of a new supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei, a hardline Shia Muslim cleric close to the powerful Revolutionary Guards, was ch»»»

The FBI has extended its investigation of the 2020 US election, which President Donald Trump falsely claims to have won, to Arizona, state officials said Monday. The move comes six weeks after the Federal Bureau of Investigation seized 2020 election ballots in Fulton County, Georgia, as part of a p»»»

Doha, Qatar: While air raid sirens were activated in Bahrain, warning people to head to nearest safe place, Kuwait National Guard announced that it intercepted six drones. UAE Ministry of Defence also confirmed that it was intercepting ballistic missiles in the country. Stay tuned for more updates:»»»

Indian Wells, United States: Carlos Alcaraz had to dig deep to extend his 2026 unbeaten run, rallying from a set and a break down to beat Arthur Rinderknech 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 6-2 in the third round at Indian Wells on Monday. The big-serving Frenchman's aggressive game forced world number one Alcaraz »»»

On March 10, 2004, Lee Boyd Malvo, 19, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in 10 Washington-area sniper killings in 2002. 1 of 4 | People visit a memorial dedicated to the victims of the 2002 D.C. sniper shootings at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Md., on November 10, 2009. O»»»

Sydney: Australia will deploy a long-range military reconnaissance plane to the Gulf to protect civilians, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday. An E-7A Wedgetail aircraft and supporting defence force personnel will be sent for an initial period of four weeks to help "protect and secure the»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Jazeera English has won the 2026 RTS Television Journalism Award for Breaking News for its coverage of the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. At a gala event in London on March 4, judges from the Royal Television Society praised the broadcaster for its ‘visually distinctive, authent»»»

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday his country would keep fighting as long as necessary, casting doubt on US President Donald Trump's insistence that the conflict would be over "soon." The remarks from one of Iran's top leaders, who also ruled out negotiations with Washington, came»»»

Dubai: Dubai gold prices jumped sharply on Tuesday morning, pushing retail rates higher after several days of volatile trading driven by global geopolitical developments and currency movements. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.At 9.25 am, the price of 24K gold in Dubai »»»