Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Fighters Address Supporters, Reaffirm Unwavering Commitment 23-03-2026 02:48 AM Hezbollah’s military media released a powerful vi»»»

Share: PHOTO- Black smoke billows from an Israeli air strike on an alleged pro-Iranian Hezbollah target in southern Beirut. Photo: Marwan Naamani/picture alliance via Getty Images IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir declared that Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah “has only just begun,»»»

Manila: The Philippines' 16.53-megawatt Wind Energy Power Facility (WEPF) on the island of Oriental Mindoro is now operating at full capacity, thanks to the installation of three current transformers (CTs) at Bay 1 of the Calangatan Switching Station. The facility's output had been limited by equip»»»

A controversial secularism law in Quebec is heading to Canada's Supreme Court - but the outcome will impact much more than religious expression in Canada, legal experts say. The case has the potential to test national unity and the balance between courts and elected officials. "This case is probabl»»»

Share: In a statement, MP Nicolas Sehnaoui noted that “establishing a shelter facility with permanent structures at the northern entrance to Beirut is a misguided decision in every respect.” He called upon the government of PM Nawaf Salam to “immediately reverse this decision and adopt other soluti»»»

Germany is continuing to struggle with a shortage of skilled workers, as elderly staff retire, and there are not enough young candidates to fill their roles. To try to alleviate the problem the country is increasingly turning to workers from India. For Handirk von Ungern-Sternberg, it started with »»»

Socialists and allies held on to power France's big four cities - Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille - on a local election night that offered hopes for mainstream parties in next year's presidential elections. The new aspirants of the far-left and far-right also made gains – notably in Nice for an al»»»

UK PM Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump agreed in a Sunday call that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is essential for global shipping, BBC reported. Trump had threatened to "obliterate" Iranian power plants if the Strait stays closed beyond 48 hours. The waterway is vital as it handles ~20%»»»

Oil prices rose early Monday after US President Donald Trump gave Iran a 48-hour ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz or face decimation of its energy infrastructure and Israel warned the war would continue for several more weeks. Shortly after the 2200 GMT open, the price of West Texas Intermedi»»»

Dubai: While most UAE universities are resuming classes online after spring break today, some higher education institutions with residential campuses have introduced hybrid learning arrangements and temporary relocation provisions, ensuring that students, whether in their hostels or back home, coul»»»

The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed that a UK counter-drone unit has downed an Iranian drone. The ministry also issued an update late on Sunday (March 22) confirming RAF Typhoons and F-35s are conducting "defensive patrols" over Cyprus, Jordan, Qatar, and Bahrain. Force protection r»»»

ABU DHABI: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, expressing his sincere sympathies over the passing of a helicopter crew following a technical malfunction that led to i»»»

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump have discussed the need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a call about the latest situation in the ongoing Middle East conflict. Traffic through the strait - one of the world's busiest shipping lanes - has slowed down by about 95% since »»»

The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani performed the funeral prayer for the martyrs of the nation who passed away while performing national duty after a Qatar Armed Forces helicopter crash in the country’s territorial waters. The prayer was held after Maghrib prayer at Imam Muhammad bin Abdul »»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha As the third day of Eid Al Fitr unfolded across Qatar, the spirit of vibrant celebration, reflecting a seamless blend of deeply rooted traditions and contemporary expressions of joy was witnessed. While the initial days of Eid are often marked by family gatherings and formal »»»

Filipino community leaders, entrepreneurs launch podcast to guide repatriation efforts in QatarDarlene Regis Amid ongoing regional tensions since February 28, Filipino community leaders and entrepreneurs in Qatar have launched a live podcast aimed at guiding overseas Filipinos on government repatri»»»

Al Salaam Incorporated, a Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-registered entity that evolved from the community organization Al-Salaam International Association, Inc. (ASIA), successfully concluded its Eid programme titled “Celebrating Values, Building Futures” in Doha. The event br»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence announced the interception and destruction of seven drones in the Eastern Region on Sunday (March 22). The statement was made by the Ministry’s official spokesperson, Major General Turki Al Maliki, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency. A day earlier, on S»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli occupation army soldiers east of the city of Khiam with a squadron of attack drones: Mil»»»

Tensions escalated Sunday at a Democratic Party of Albania protest in Tirana, as clashes between demonstrators and police intensified and tear gas was deployed to disperse the crowd. Opposition leader Sali Berisha, who was at the forefront of the march alongside supporters and party lawmakers, suff»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah fighters launched an aerial attack using a squadron of strike drones on Israeli soldiers advancing toward Khallat al-Bustan, sout»»»

Saudi Arabia has expelled several Iranian diplomats, citing Tehran’s strikes on its territory. The move comes after 12 Arab and Muslim countries, including those hosting US bases, denounced the Islamic Republic’s retaliation for the US-Israeli bombardment that began on February 28. On Saturday, the»»»

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been found guilty in California of misleading investors during his $44 billion purchase of Twitter in 2022. The class-action lawsuit, which had been filed shortly before Musk took control of the social media platform that he subsequently re-branded as X, focused o»»»

Hawaii's storm has already cost some $1bn (£752m) in damages, officials say, after two consecutive storms dropped as much as 50in (127cm) of rain on parts of the state and murky brown flood waters submerged some sections of the island of Oahu. More than 230 people had to be rescued, Governor Josh G»»»

The Israeli military says plans for the expansion of ground and air attacks against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have been approved, amid fears in Lebanon that Israel is preparing a large-scale ground invasion of the country. Israel has intensified its campaign against Hezbollah, an Iranian-b»»»

Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Caretaker Minister of Justice Andrey Yankulov said on Sunday he will appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court the Prosecutors Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council’s refusal to consider his proposal for a new acting Prosecutor General. Borislav Sarafov now ho»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has introduced streamlined procedures to facilitate the departure of Umrah pilgrims, while warning against overstaying visas. The ministry urged pilgrims to coordinate with Umrah companies to confirm travel schedules and complete check-out arrangemen»»»

Dubai: As tensions escalate in the Gulf, a familiar question is back: if the Strait of Hormuz is so risky, why not just move oil another way? The scale makes that far harder than it sounds. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Roughly 20 million barrels of oil — about 20% o»»»

Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance in Lebanon unleashed on Sunday a relentless and meticulously coordinated wave of strikes across the occupied territories under “Operation Eaten Straw,” demonstrating unprecedented precision and operational intensity. Using advanced missiles and squadrons of combat dro»»»

Batteries are rapidly becoming one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st century. They sit at the heart of the global shift toward electrified transport, and more resilient power systems. In a word: a game-changer. At the most basic level, batteries solve a fundamental problem: energy»»»

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Aleksandar Vučić, President of the Republic of Serbia, discussed developments in the region amid the ongoing military escalation and its serious implications for regional and international security and stability during a meeting. The»»»

Iran carried out missile strikes on Israeli towns of Dimona and Arad on March 21. Air defense systems like THAAD and Iron Dome may be highly capable but they still struggle with combined missile and drone attacks from multiple directions, Imad Salamey, associate professor at the Lebanese American U»»»

Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir has approved plans for the "next phase" of the war against Hezbollah, saying the battle against the Lebanese Iran-backed group "has only just begun." "Once the battle in Iran ends, Hezbollah will be left alone and isolated. The battle against Hezbollah is a long one, a»»»

Al Arish: Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 marked Eid Al Fitr at the UAE Floating Hospital in Al Arish, in the presence of Palestinian patients from the Gaza Strip and their companions, in a humanitarian atmosphere reflecting values of solidarity and compassion, and aimed at bringing joy to patients a»»»

Israel's military will expand its ground operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah, its army chief said Sunday, warning that the offensive against the group was still in its early stages. "The operation against the Hezbollah terrorist organization has only begun... This is a prolonged operation," Lie»»»

The caretaker Cabinet has referred to the Constitutional Court Parliament’s resolution instructing the government to submit a bill of ratification of Bulgaria's accession, as a founding State, to the Charter of the Board of Peace, caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky said on Nova TV on Sunda»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani performed the funeral prayer for the martyrs of the nation who passed away while performing their national duty after a Qatar Armed Forces helicopter crash in the country's territorial waters. The prayer was held after Maghrib prayer at Imam Muhamma»»»

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be sent to airports to help with increasingly long lines at security checkpoints, the Trump administration has said. US President Donald Trump posted on social media that ICE agents will go to airports on Monday, while Border Czar Tom Homan t»»»

Chairpersons of several country business councils operating under the Dubai Chamber of Commerce affirmed that Dubai continues to strengthen its position as a global benchmark for resilience and agility amid international developments. They attributed this to the emirate’s integrated economic model,»»»

Croatian cellist Stjepan Hauser has had a concert cancelled in Lithuania after he posted a video of himself playing the Russian folk song ‘Kalinka’ on social media, the local LRT broadcaster has reported. The musician performed it as part of his ‘Music Unites the World’ project, in which he plays w»»»

Extremist Jewish settlers have carried out a spate of attacks on Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank, setting fire to homes, vehicles and agricultural fields. The violence began after a teenage settler - 18-year-old Yehuda Sherman - was killed on Saturday, after reportedly being hit by a»»»

Washington: Elon Musk announced Saturday a plan to make chips for artificial intelligence, robotics and data centers in space, in the latest bold project by the world's richest person. The "Terafab", a manufacturing facility based near Austin, Texas, will aim to produce one terawatt of computing po»»»

Israel's military said it was investigating whether its own fire killed an Israeli civilian near the Lebanese border on Sunday, after Hezbollah claimed an attack in the same area. Israeli emergency workers said earlier Sunday that a man was killed in a "direct hit" on his car by a rocket from Leban»»»

Share: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday threatened to completely close the Strait of Hormuz if US President Donald Trump makes good on his promise to target Iranian energy facilities unless the key transport route is fully reopened within 48 hours. Meanwhile, Israel continued its strikes on Le»»»

One of RTÉ Sport's best-known broadcasters Michael Lyster has died. He was 71. Having joined RTÉ in 1979, Lyster was best known for presenting The Sunday Game Live for more than 30 years. He retired from The Sunday Game in 2018 after presenting coverage of the All-Ireland Gaelic football final betw»»»

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms has launched its election campaign in Vratsa with a water blessing ceremony led by Metropolitan Gregory of Vratsa, the party said on Facebook. The candidate list was later presented at the party’s headquarters. “Our cause is connected to the people—their problem»»»

Warsaw: Three wild European bison died on Sunday morning after being hit by a train in Poland's vast UNESCO-listed Bialowieza Forest in the east, the local police told AFP. According to a police spokesman, a herd of Europe's largest mammals, whose male specimens can reach 900 kilograms (nearly 2,00»»»

Torrential storms that have triggered flash floods in Kenya have killed at least 81 people this month, authorities said Sunday, as rain continued to pound much of the country. "The cumulative number of fatalities has unfortunately risen to 81," national police spokesman Muchiri Nyaga said in a stat»»»

A natural gas explosion in Istanbul’s central Fatih district brought down two buildings on Sunday, killing one person. Search and rescue personnel pulled out 10 injured who were hospitalized, including one in critical condition, according to a statement by the Istanbul Governor’s office. The govern»»»

Tunis, March 22 (TAP) - The 4th edition of the “Sectoral Meetings,” which coincides with the 2nd edition dedicated to the electrical, electronic and mechatronics industries will be held on March 26 at the headquarters of UTICA, the Technical Centre...»»»