Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani today issued Amiri Decree No. 14 of 2026 to reconstitute the Board of Directors of the Qatar Investment Authority. The decision stipulated that the Board of Directors of the Qatar Investment Authority be reconstituted with, HE Sheikh Bandar b»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Amiri Decree No. 15 of 2026, appointing Abdullah Jassim Mohammed Al Ziyara as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Peru. The decisions are effective starting from their»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran will enter negotiations with the United States only when Tehran expresses its "will" and Washington has completely abandoned "thoughts of action against the Iranian people," Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military's Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headq»»»

In October 1973, a crisis unfolded when Arab countries halted oil supplies to nations supporting Israel during its conflict with Syria and Egypt. The current conflict looks to surpass this market disruption. "But the market, without even realizing it... has been intuitively expecting such a scenari»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe IRGC Unleashes 80th Wave of Op. True Promise 4: Key Israeli Military Targets Hit 25-03-2026 11:04 AM A missile exhibited beneath Iranian fl»»»

Caretaker Education Minister Prof. Dr. Sergey Ignatov said that Bulgaria is where people write in Cyrillic and speak Bulgarian. He was speaking at the opening of the Third International Cyrillic Forum, titled "Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age", which is organized by President Iliana Iotova in t»»»

Dubai: The Philippines has declared a state of national energy emergency, highlighting growing risks to global oil supply as the conflict between US, Israel, and Iran have heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed Executive Order (EO) »»»

British police said they arrested two men in connection with the suspected antisemitic arson attack on four Jewish community ambulances in north London earlier this week. Police said on Wednesday the men, aged 47 and 45, were arrested at addresses in north west London and central ⁠London respective»»»

Russian attacks damaged two energy facilities in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region, leaving close to 212,000 consumers without power, a regional electricity distribution company said on Wednesday. Chernihivoblenergo said nearly 150,000 consumers in the city of Chernihiv and the surrounding distri»»»

A strike on a base in western Iraq killed seven security personnel, the defense ministry said Wednesday, a day after an attack on the same base targeted the Popular Mobilization Forces. "This resulted in the death of seven of our heroic fighters and the injury of 13 others," the ministry said of th»»»

Construction of Barskoon — Bedel road in Kyrgyzstan continues. Survey work for the project has been completed, and the design is in the final stages. According to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, approvals are currently being sought from government agencies. The contractor has delivere»»»

Europe’s mounting problems threaten Ukraine’s macro-financial stability, which is facing a macroeconomic collapse at the end of this quarter if the €90bn loan for Ukraine agreed on December 19 fiasco is not resolved. »»»

Russia’s government is banking on the much needed fiscal boost from the windfall of the war in Iran,  according to Reuters citing sources familiar with the discussions. As followed by bne IntelliNews, 2026 started wit»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran has launched the 80th wave of strikes against US and Israeli positions in the region as part of Operation True Promise 4, the Press TV broadcaster reported on Wednesday. Tehran has released footage showing the missile launches targeting those positions, according to the repo»»»

Washington: President Donald Trump has listed five objectives that the US wants to achieve before ending its war with Iran. Now, as he suggests the US may soon be “winding down” the operation after three and a half weeks, some of his key aims remain undefined or unfulfilled. Trump most recently out»»»

Manila: An initial 500 taxi units, all electric vehicles (EVs), have been flagged off on Tuesday (March 24), as part of a 2,500-unit phased rollout of electric EVs as part of a raft of measures to cushion the knock-on effects of the current global oil supply crunch. Green Xentro CEO Noel Ignacio sa»»»

Beijing: China's shipping giant Cosco said on Wednesday that it was resuming new bookings for shipments to some Gulf countries, three weeks after it halted most bookings to the region in response to the Middle East war. The state-owned firm "resumed new bookings for general cargo containers for shi»»»

Doha, Qatar: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia have intercepted missiles and drones on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, as the Middle East turmoil enter 26th day. Stay tuned for more live updates: 11:30am Doha Time Gold gains as dollar weakens, rate hike fears ease Gold rose more than 2% on Wednesday, buoyed by a sof»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "seeks to inflict the same level of damage and destruction" on Lebanon as Israeli ‌forces had ‌wrought on ‌the Gaza ⁠Strip, Spanish Prime ⁠Minister Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers on Wednesday. Sanchez, who appeared before the ⁠lower house ‌to ‌explain his gov»»»

The national football team of Kyrgyzstan will play its first match of 2026 today, March 25. As part of a training camp in Turkey, the team coached by Robert Prosinečki will face the national team of Equatorial Guinea. The match will take place in Antalya and is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. Bishkek »»»

Dubai: Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH) and Lufthansa Technik Middle East announced Wednesday that a new painting and grinding centre has been inaugurated in Dubai. Located at Dubai South, the new facility is designed to support component painting and grinding processes used in structural »»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi authorities have launched an investigation into reports of unjustified price increases and supply shortages, stepping up oversight amid rising consumer concerns about pricing. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The Abu Dhabi Registration Authority has beg»»»

The UAE is experiencing unstable weather conditions until 28th March, accompanied by heavy rainfall occurring in successive waves. The rain initially began over the western regions and islands, then extended to coastal areas including Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Qaiwain, and»»»

Diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Iran have entered a new phase with Beirut’s unprecedented withdrawal on Tuesday of its approval of the accreditation of Tehran’s new ambassador Mohammad Reza Sheibani. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had summoned the Iranian charge d'affaire»»»

Romania’s cinema market reached a new milestone in 2025, with revenues climbing to approximately EUR 63 million, marking a 16 percent increase compared to 2024 and exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to data analyzed by Colliers. The growth reflects a broader shift in consumer behavior, as Rom»»»

Ukraine has hit Russia's largest Baltic export oil terminal at Primorsk and set it on fire in an effort to prevent the Kremlin from capitalizing on sky high oil prices due to the war in Iran. Primorsk and Ust-Luga, another»»»

Ukraine has hit Russia's largest Baltic export oil terminal at Primorsk and set it on fire in an effort to prevent the Kremlin from capitalizing on sky high oil prices due to the war in Iran. Primorsk and Ust-Luga, another»»»

Tallinn: A drone from Russian airspace hit a chimney of a power plant in Estonia, the internal security service said on Wednesday. "A drone struck the chimney of the Auvere power plant. No one was injured in the incident," the service, known as ISS, said in a statement, adding that "the drone enter»»»

Dubai: Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park is seeing sustained business activity at the start of 2026, with more than 7,500 licensing transactions recorded across the first two months of the year. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The figure includes new com»»»

The number of Bulgarians living abroad who have applied to vote in the early parliamentary elections on April 19 has nearly doubled compared with the last vote in October 2024. By the March 24 midnight deadline, a total of 60,897 electronic applications had been submitted, according to the Central »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Municipality has announced the resumption of operations in local agricultural product market yards across the country According to a social media post, the ministry outlined operating schedules for various locations as Al Mazrouah Yard at Umm Salal Central Market will o»»»

The United States is preparing to send elite airborne troops to the Middle East, marking a fresh escalation in its military posture amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. At least 1,000 — and potentially up to 2,000 — soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are expected to deploy in the comin»»»

British consumer price inflation held at an annual rate of 3.0% in February, unchanged from January's rate, official figures showed on Wednesday, ahead of a likely upward lurch as war in the Middle East pushes up prices. Economists polled by Reuters had expected inflation to remain at 3.0%, its low»»»

The Syrian armed forces said they were on full alert in wake of a rocket attack from Iraq against a Syrian military base in the Hasakeh province. The army stressed that it will perform its duties in defending Syrian territories and deterring any attack. Iraq arrested four people in connection with »»»

Iran is not engaged in negotiations with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei stated. “There are no negotiations between Iran and the United States, just as there have been none over the past 25 days since the start of the illegal war against Iran,” Baqaei said, as q»»»

The government of the Republic of Moldova declared a 60-day state of emergency in the energy sector on March 24, following the disconnection of the Vulcănești–Isaccea power line linking the country to Romania after Russian drone attacks in southern Ukraine, a government statement said. »»»

The National Bank of North Macedonia decided on March 24 to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 4% (chart), citing heightened global uncertainty linked to geopolitical tensions. At the upcoming treasury bill auction on»»»

Russia began selling physical gold from its central bank reserves for the first time in 25 years, as the government seeks to plug a widening budget deficit driven by sustained military spending. From 2022 to 2025, sales of»»»

Doha, Qatar: As part of its ongoing efforts to support the health sector in Qatar towards the goals of the National Health Strategy 2024-2030, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has recently launched the HAKEEM digital health platform and mobile app (for both iOS and Android), inspired by an ambitio»»»

Trust sits at the core of the insurance business, especially in moments when customers face uncertainty. For Groupama, this role has translated into a long-term focus on reliability, simplicity, and customer-centric services—an approach recognised through the Excellence in Insurance Services award »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Doha Film Institute (DFI) has announced that the 12th edition of Qumra will be held online from March 27 to April 8, 2026, ensuring the continuity of one of the region’s leading film industry platforms amid current regional developments. The decision underscores Qatar’s commitment »»»

Revealing the limitations of cloning, researchers who repeatedly cloned mice for two decades have discovered that such serial duplication triggers grave genetic mutations that accumulate over the generations and ultimately become fatal. A total of 1,206 cloned laboratory mice were generated by the »»»

The Crisuri Water Basin Administration (ABA Crisuri) is implementing a pilot project that is unique in Romania, aimed at assessing the geothermal potential of shallow groundwater in the Crisuri basin and using it as a sustainable energy source for local administrations and industrial parks.Accordin»»»

Approximately 1.4% of companies in Romania concentrate 54% of the total turnover, while industry generates the largest share of profit, almost 39%, said on Tuesday the president of the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR), Mihai Daraban, at a specialized conference."At the end of autumn»»»

In February 2026 compared to the previous month, deposits of non-government resident customers rose by 0.7 percent to RON 668,718.2 million, while the annual growth rate was 6.7 percent (-2.4 percent in real terms), the National Bank of Romania (BNR) informed on Tuesday.RON-denominated deposits of »»»

At end-February 2026, loans to non-government sector granted by credit institutions increased 0.6% (with no change in real terms) from January 2026 to RON 449,017.0 million, according to data released by the National Bank of Romania on Tuesday.RON-denominated loans, representing 67.8% of total volu»»»

First Lady Mirabela Gradinaru of Romania on March 24 met Lisa Choate, president of the American Councils for International Education, an organisation that runs educational exchange programmes - FLEX and FLEX Abroad, as well as professional development initiatives for the public and private sectors,»»»

France represents a major trading partner for Romania and the interest of French investors is growing, especially in areas such as infrastructure and transport, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Ciprian Serban posted on Tuesday on his Facebook page.The Transport minister met on Tuesday with Fra»»»

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan welcomed on Tuesday, at the Victoria Palace, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova, Mihai Mitu, occasion on which they analysed the progress achieved in joint interconnection projects, the improvements in conditions at the border crossing points, as well as the c»»»

The Secretary of State for European Affairs, the Middle East and Africa, Clara Staicu, participated on Monday, March 23, in Chisinau, in the third edition of the Black Sea Security Conference, organised under the auspices of the International Crimea Platform. On this occasion, she emphasised the st»»»