The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned and denounced Iran’s unprovoked terrorist missile attacks targeting two military sites in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of dozens of Peshmerga forces. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) af»»»

Doha, Qatar: Hot Wheels Speed City has opened its gates at Katara Cultural Village, offering a high-energy experience for motorsport enthusiasts and families, with tickets now available online. The event, held at Katara South Parking, features a range of interactive attractions including racing sim»»»

Isaac KaledziSpeaking in Accra, EU Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas told DW that the bloc aims to position itself as Africa's preferred partner by focusing on long-term, and fair, cooperation. https://p.dw.com/p/5B58SAdvertisementThe EU is deepening security cooperation in West Africa, signing»»»

Sharjah: Residents have been urged to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary travel as unstable weather continues to affect parts of the emirate, with Sharjah Police warning that reckless outings during heavy rain could endanger lives. Stay updated: Get the latest faster by downloading the Gulf News ap»»»

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not condemn Lebanon to the same fate as Gaza, the Palestinian territory decimated by years of conflict. "The Gaza model must not be replicated in Lebanon," Guterres told reporters, also saying the»»»

The first of three humanitarian aid boats carrying activists and crucial goods has arrived in Cuba from Mexico as groups around the world mobilize to supply the Cuban people with aid amid a US imposed fuel blockade. As fuel supplies run dry, the island has been experiencing widespread blackouts, an»»»

A jury in New Mexico found on March 25 that the social media giant's platforms are harmful to children’s mental health and imposed a $375 million penalty. The trial is the first of several to be held in 2026 regarding social media child safety. The New Mexico jury found that the tech giant knowingl»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Labour urged the public to remain vigilant against fraudulent links, emails and phone calls aimed at obtaining personal and financial information. The Ministry advised individuals to verify the source of links before clicking on them and to avoid sharing passwords or ve»»»

Transgender members in one of Britain’s largest organizations for women and girls, Girlguiding, have been told they must leave by September 2026 under new rules introduced after a Supreme Court ruling on biological sex. Girlguiding, Britain’s equivalent of the Girl Scouts, said on Tuesday that curr»»»

Bangladesh has enacted an 80% hike in jet fuel prices, the second upward revision in March, the national regulator announced on Tuesday. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) cited volatility in global prices amid the Middle East conflict as the reason for the move. “We had to adjust t»»»

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has told EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas that Budapest will maintain contact with Russia and China despite opposition from Brussels, a government spokesman has said. On Monday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered an investigation into the all»»»

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has announced it is shutting down its Sora app, which went viral last fall as a platform for sharing AI-generated short videos but also raised concerns over realistic deepfakes. In a brief statement on X on Wednesday, OpenAI said it is “saying goodbye to the Sora app,” without »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met on Wednesday with State Secretary for Western Affairs at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Sibi George, who is in Serbia for bilateral political consultations between his ministry and the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Djuric noted that Serbia was »»»

Iran has received a US plan to pause the war in the Middle East, officials said on March 25 — a proposal sent even as Washington deploys paratroopers and more Marines to the region. Tehran did not confirm receiving the plan and publicly dismissed Washington's diplomatic efforts. For FRANCE 24's Phi»»»

“The new investment continues the sustainable development of the Brașov Dairy Plant, significantly increasing our production and supply capacities for Olympus dairy products. It is a natural evolution, designed to meet the rising demand for quality food as the Olympus brand expands into more and mo»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) will begin the installation of newly developed license plates for all newly registered private vehicles starting April 1, 2026, in accordance with the announcement issued in December last year. This move marks the beginning of the second phase of the Vehi»»»

Dutch scientist Huub Lilieveld has been named the recipient of the 2026 World Food Prize on Wednesday for leading a global food safety movement. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 25 (UPI) -- Dutch scientist Huub Lilieveld has been named the recipient of the 2026 World Food Prize W»»»

In tonight's edition: Ghana has become the first African country to enter into a landmark security and defence partnership with the European Union. Also, with several African countries heavily reliant on fertiliser imported from the Gulf, there's been a knock-on effect on the continent as the war i»»»

Ghana and the European Union on March 25 signed their first formal defence partnership. It has also signed a similar agreement with Iceland and Australia. It comes as Ghana tries to prevent a spillover of increased attacks from groups backed by Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State in the region. FRANCE 2»»»

More than 220 locations, including pharmacies, drugstores, gyms, beauty salons, warehouses, and others, were inspected across the country during specialized raids conducted as part of the international operation PANGEA XVIII, an annual, INTERPOL-coordinated international crackdown on the online sal»»»

Caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov and Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky held a conversation with investigative journalist Christo Grozev to discuss the challenges facing Bulgaria related to external influence, active measures, manipulation, and hybrid activities, the government said in a press »»»

Philadelphia: Travellers passing through Philadelphia International Airport on Monday may have expected long security lines. But the longest line was made of cheesesteaks. Organisers say they achieved a new Guinness World Record for the longest line of cheesesteak sandwiches, with 1,291 lined up in»»»

The French economy will grow by only 0.2% in the first half of the year instead of the 0.3% forecast, the Insee national statistics agency said Tuesday, citing higher inflation linked to the war in Iran. Inflation will surpass 2% in coming months, rising sharply from the 1.1% rate seen in February.»»»

The author of a new book has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how the Larzac protests in France from 1971 became a modern-day template for demonstrations across the world. The protests began after the French government announced a huge extension of a military base on the Larzac plateau, referring to the f»»»

Baghdad: Iraq has summoned US charge d'affaires in Baghdad and delivered a formal protest following a deadly attack on a military clinic, west of the capital Baghdad. The attack on the Al Habbaniya Clinic, a facility affiliated with the country's armed force in Anbar province, took place early on W»»»

Bulgaria’s digital economy is starting to outgrow its old label. The country was discussed mainly as a lower-cost base for outsourced support and back-office delivery. That part of the story still exists, but it no longer covers the full picture as software firms, business-services exporters, finte»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Protracting the conflict in Iran would lead to a global financial collapse, former Vice President of the Washington-based Eurasia Center and retired US Army Lt. Col. Earl Rasmussen told Sputnik. “If the conflict continues, we will be faced with a global financial collapse, di»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah’s Sheikh Qassem: Negotiation Under Fire Is Surrender, National Unity Vital to Defend Lebanon 25-03-2026 16:56 PM Hezbollah Secret»»»

Kuala Lumpur: The high temperatures affecting Malaysia are expected to last until June as the Southwest Monsoon season begins, the Malaysian Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. Malaysia is currently in the final phase of the Northeast Monsoon, which is usually characterized by reduced rain»»»

Moscow fired nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine in 24 hours, as it starts is spring offensive. One damaged an energy facility on the region of Chernihiv, leaving close to 150,000 consumers in the city and its surroundings without power. Russia's air defences also downed nearly 400 incoming Ukrainian dr»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The West must end NATO's policy of the eastward expansion because Russia is capable of stopping it anyway, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday. "That was 2008. That was the point when I changed my mind on Russia. Because in 2008, on the Bucharest summit, there»»»

United Nations: The UN General Assembly will vote Wednesday on a resolution designating the transatlantic African slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity,” in a move advocates say is a step towards healing and justice. Ghana’s President John Mahama, one of the African Union’s most vocal »»»

BusinessEuropeReport: VW to switch from cars to defense at key plantArthur SullivanAn exclusive report in the Financial Times says Volkswagen is considering producing weapons for Israel. A VW spokesperson tells DW the company is exploring "viable options." https://p.dw.com/p/5B4ZhThe VW factory at »»»

Dubai: India will invest $3.06 billion to expand its aviation ecosystem and boost regional connectivity, with plans to develop 100 new airports under a revamped scheme aimed at making air travel more accessible. The programme — Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN), or “Let the common citizen of the countr»»»

1 of 2 | The Thai-flagged cargo ship Mayuree Naree caught fire after being hit by Iranian missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran on March 11. Photo courtesy of the Royal Thai Navy/EPA March 25 (UPI) -- Iran informed the United Nations that it is willing to allow passage to non-hostile vessels throu»»»

Dubai: More private school groups in the UAE have formally applied, or are preparing to apply, to reopen their campuses ahead of the April 3 distance learning deadline amid the ongoing Iranian aggression on the country. However, not all groups are in a hurry, with some choosing to wait for the auth»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's parliamentary delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), headed by Biljana Pantic Pilja, met on Wednesday with the chairman of the Hungarian parliament's foreign affairs committee Zsolt Nemeth, who is on an official visit to the National Assembly o»»»

1 of 2 | U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice Headquarters in in February. One of her prosecutors admitted in court this month that the office had no evidene of a crime committed in the renovation of the Federal Reserve building. File Ph»»»

Iranian rescue workers search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble of an apartment building in Tehran following an airstrike. It was not known if the attack was carried out by American or Israeli forces. Photo by Iranian Red Crescent/UPI | License Photo March 25 (UPI) -- The Trump administratio»»»

Cyrillic faces three main challenges in today's media environment, one of which is maintaining its presence globally, BTA Director General Kiril Valchev said at the Third International Cyrillic Forum, titled "Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age", held on March 25-26, organized by President Iliana »»»

Dubai: Villagers in Indonesia marked post-Eid celebrations with a unique and lively tradition of firing wooden cannons in Bogor, West Java. The event sees communities on opposite sides of a river competing to produce the loudest blast, turning the celebration into a spirited contest. The cannons, c»»»

Share: Housing 1,000 people in permanent structures will not solve displacement—it will institutionalize it and invite the next war to do the same. File photo: The Aug 4, 2020 deadly blast at the Beirut Port devastated the capital and rocked Lebanon as the result of the illegal storage of 2750 tons»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow is hearing speculation about preparations for a ground operation on Iran's island of Kharg but hopes it will be limited to words and threats, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "We are hearing speculation about preparations for some ki»»»

Dubai: Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has confirmed that it has secured sufficient jet fuel supply to support its scheduled operations, providing reassurance to passengers amid ongoing uncertainty in global energy markets. PAL has noted that the available fuel reserves will sustain its enti»»»

Dubai: Pakistan has emerged as a central diplomatic player in efforts to de-escalate the US-Iran conflict, relaying a proposal from Washington to Tehran while offering to host potential peace talks, according to officials and media reports. A senior Iranian source told Reuters that Islamabad has al»»»

Paris, France: The conflict in the Middle East is impacting numerous economic sectors and not only in the region, both by direct disruptions and rising fuel prices. Aviation Airlines bore an immediate impact from the outbreak of hostilities as they cancelled flights to the region. While airlines ba»»»

At its regular meeting on Wednesday, the caretaker government has appointed caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Munister Andrey Yankulov as Chair of the Foreign Direct Investment Inter-Agency Screening Council (FDI Council). The FDI Council was established under the Investment Promotion Act»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Sheikh Qassem: The Israeli-US aggression aims to strip Lebanon of its strength and control its policies and the future of its people, seeki»»»

More evidence emerged that the CRINK alliance (China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea) are supplying Iran with arms on March 24, after the Wall Street Journal reported on an Israeli strike on a Caspian sea smuggling route used by Moscow to supply Tehran with military supplies. »»»