Russian night-time strikes on Ukraine wounded 14 people while one person died and four were injured in air attacks in Russia, officials said Saturday.»»»

Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport Administration announced last Thursday (2 April) that it had welcomed a high-level delegation from Air Cairo on the same day, accompanied by the General Manager and the Director of Malouk Al Rahab Company, as part of the final arrangements for resuming flights»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority, in partnership with the Emergency, Crises and Disasters Management Centre – Abu Dhabi, has launched the Community Responder application on official app stores. The move marks the second phase of the Our Community is Ready campaign, aimed at strength»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost over 380 soldiers in combat against Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr (Center) battlegroup over the past day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. "The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted »»»

Information Service AD will hold a public demonstration on April 7 of the system for computerized processing of voting data for the April 19 parliamentary elections, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Saturday. Later on Tuesday, the CEC will also provide an opportunity for a public inspe»»»

Several blasts were heard at a petrochemical zone in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province on Saturday, with state media reporting casualties and extensive damage from US-Israeli strikes. Meanwhile, Iranian and US forces raced to recover the missing crew member from an American warplane shot »»»

Iran warned the UN Security Council against any "provocative action", ahead of a scheduled vote on a draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz that ended up being&nb»»»

One US service member has been rescued and at least one is missing after two US military planes went down in separate incidents including the first shoot-down since the war began nearly five weeks ago.»»»

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The Paris prosecutor's office announced Friday it had launched an investigation into alleged racist comments following remarks made in late March on French news channel CNews targeting the newly elected mayor of Saint-Denis Bally Bagayoko. The Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday it had opened »»»

The French government is backing a draft law based on the idea that "hatred" of Israel is inseparable from hatred of the Jewish people. Critics of the “Yadan law” warn the new legislation will not just muzzle legitimate criticism of Israel but could further fuel anti-Semitism in France.  Frenc»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Economy and Tourism has confirmed that there are no indicators of shortages in goods or disruptions to supply chains, emphasising that the daily import of food commodities is proceeding as normal. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply cl»»»

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Saturday said Iran is violating Lebanon's sovereignty "through Hezbollah," in comments related to the war that has been raging since March 2. "Our hearts ache for the victims of the war imposed on Lebanon by Hezbollah and Israel, for the displaced, for the dest»»»

A blast hit a pro-Israeli center in the Netherlands, police said Saturday, adding it caused minimal damage and no injuries. A police spokeswoman told AFP no one was inside the site run by Christians for Israel, a non-profit, in the central city of Nijkerk when the explosion went off outside its gat»»»

Iranian and American forces raced each other Saturday to recover a crew member from the first US fighter jet to go down inside Iran since the start of the war. Tehran said it had shot down the F-15 warplane and US media reported United States special forces had rescued one of its two crew members, »»»

Jakarta: The Indonesian government on Saturday slammed as "unacceptable" an explosion that injured three of its peacekeepers in Lebanon within days of three other blue helmets from the Southeast Asian nation being killed. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said three peacekeepers »»»

DOHA: At the initiative of the Qatar Chamber, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has organised a webinar titled 'Middle East Security Situation: Managing Legal, Insurance, and Operational Risks in Times of Disruption'. The webinar reviewed the impact of current »»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Talantbek Soltobaev, and Russia’s Minister of Transport, Alexander Nikitin, discussed the launch of an international logistics corridor via the Caspian Sea. According to the relevant department, the sides are also preparing to sign protocols th»»»

Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved an agreement on cooperation among CIS countries in the automotive industry, originally signed on October 28, 2016. According to the resolution, the document has been formally endorsed following the completion of all required domestic procedures. The Mi»»»

Dubai: Shamon Shaji, a 32-year-old entrepreneur from India, has never imagined that a casual family trip to Dubai would lead to a life-changing windfall. During a trip to visit his in-laws, the business owner has come across Big Ticket and decided to try his luck. “My in-laws live in Dubai, so we v»»»

Abu Dhabi: Eid Al Adha, one of the most important holidays in the Islamic calendar, is expected to begin on Wednesday, May 27, according to astronomical calculations, Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Astronomical Society and a member of the Arab Union for Astron»»»

Nikolay Vassilev, former Minister of Economy, dismissed claims that prices in Bulgaria have doubled following eurozone-related developments, arguing instead that inflation remains low and that public fears about sharp price increases are exaggerated. Speaking on Nova TV, Nikolay Vassilev stated tha»»»

India's petroleum ministry said in a post on X on ‌Saturday ‌that the ‌country's ⁠refiners have secured their ⁠crude requirements, including from Iran, ⁠and ‌there are ‌no payment hurdles ‌for ‌Iranian imports. India's crude oil ‌requirements remain fully secured ⁠for the coming ⁠months, the minist»»»

Russian night-time strikes on Ukraine wounded 14 people while one person died and four were injured in air attacks in Russia, officials said Saturday. Russian strikes on Friday killed 14 people. Moscow has pummeled Ukraine since its 2022 invasion, mostly at night, but in recent weeks it has stepped»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Search and Follow Up Department of Ministry of Interior provides a financial claims payment service through the Metrash App. The Ministry of Interior explained this in a social media post, adding that the 'Financial Claims Payment' service can be accessed in three easy steps. The s»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister of the Italian Republic HE Giorgia Meloni arrived in Doha on Saturday morning on a working visit to the country. The prime miniter and the accompanying delegation were welcomed upon arrival at Doha International Airport by Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE»»»

Sokuluk asphalt concrete plant No. 8, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic, is operating at high production capacity, the press service of the Ministry of Transport of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. Since the start of the road season,»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who is on a working visit to the UAE. During the meeting, the two sides discussed cooperation, particularly in the economic and development fields, »»»

The Israeli military said Saturday it had begun striking "Hezbollah infrastructure" in Beirut's southern suburbs after it destroyed a bridge in West Bekaa to allegedly prevent the Iran-backed group's reinforcements from crossing. An AFP journalist heard two loud explosions in the capital within hal»»»

An attack killed one fighter from the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi on Saturday, the alliance said, blaming the US and Israel. Iraq has been dragged into the war between the United States, Israel and Iran, with strikes targeting both US interests and pro-Iran groups in the country,»»»

Iran’s atomic agency says an airstrike has hit near its Bushehr nuclear facility, killing a security guard and damaging a support building. It is the fourth time the facility has been targeted during the war. The agency announced Saturday’s attack on social media. The US AP’s military pressed ahead»»»

The Indonesian government on Saturday slammed as "unacceptable" an explosion that injured three of its peacekeepers in Lebanon within days of three other blue helmets from the Southeast Asian nation being killed. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said three peacekeepers were woun»»»

Bulgarian authorities have uncovered one of the largest illegal cigarette factories in the country, detaining two men in connection with the operation. The suspects, aged 52 and 56, have been held for up to 72 hours by an order of the District Prosecutor’s Office in Kyustendil. They are charged wit»»»

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war: - More ships pass Hormuz - A French-owned and a Japanese-owned vessel are among a handful of ships to have transited the war-torn Strait of Hormuz, maritime tracking data showed Friday. The passage, a vital route for oil and liquified natu»»»

Reconstruction of Balykchy — Bokonbaev — Karakol road continues in Issyk-Kul region. The first 25 kilometers will be repaired by May 1. The press service of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the press service, work on the first section of the road has»»»

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic (MES) continues efforts to reclaim uranium tailings sites and ensure environmental safety across the regions, the ministry reported. It currently oversees 60 radioactive and toxic sites, including 33 tailings dumps and 27 waste rock dumps,»»»

Ankara: A second Turkish-flagged ship has crossed the war-torn Strait of Hormuz, Turkiye's Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said Saturday. Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key global waterway, since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran started on February 28 set off the Middle East conflict »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Liman barracks north of the Nahariya settlement with a squadron of attack drones: Mili»»»

Tunis, April 4 (TAP) — The weather, on Saturday, will be partly cloudy to occasionally very cloudy, with scattered rain over coastal regions.Winds will blow from the west. They will be strong near the coasts and in elevated areas, and light to...»»»

Erlist Akunbekov, Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan, Oksana Lut, Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, and Sergei Dankvert, Head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision met in Moscow. According to the Cabinet of »»»

Zhainak Ibragimov has been appointed Director of the National School-Lyceum of Innovative Technologies named after Aidarkan Moldokulov. The press service of the Ministry of Education of Kyrgyzstan reported. The decision was made following a competition. He previously served as the deputy principal »»»

Governments worldwide are moving swiftly to contain the fallout from a sharp rise in energy costs, as global supply disruptions linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran rattle markets. Surging fuel and electricity prices have prompted urgent steps to protect consumers and secure supplies, with mounting»»»

Colombo: Sri Lanka is struggling to prevent a repeat of its spectacular economic collapse four years ago, as the prolonged Middle East war compounds the fallout from a deadly cyclone in November. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has rationed fuel, raised its price by a third and increased electri»»»

Abu Dhabi: A man driving an uninsured car has been ordered by the Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Claims Court to pay Dh28,000 in compensation after causing a traffic accident that damaged a woman’s vehicle. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click h»»»

4 April, the “International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action”, designated by the United Nations General Assembly, draws attention to the danger posed by mines and unexploded ordnance. Mines and unexploded ordnance threaten civilian lives for many years even after conflicts end. »»»

Yemen’s Houthi group has threatened “gradual escalation” after claiming a fourth attack on Israel, about a week after entering the war alongside Iran as part of the Tehran-led “axis of resistance.” The move comes as Yemen’s internationally recognized government steps up rhetoric, saying a decisive »»»

The International Monetary Fund urged the Bank of Japan to continue raising interest rates, even as the Middle East war posed "significant new risks" to the country's economic outlook. The proposal comes amid market expectations the BOJ will raise interest rates as soon as April in the face of moun»»»

Iran is a victim of illegal aggression by the US and Israel, prominent American economist Jeffrey Sachs has told RT’s Sanchez Effect, rejecting Washington’s claims that Tehran was seeking a nuclear weapon. Speaking with host Rick Sanchez on Thursday, Sachs lambasted US President Donald Trump’s spee»»»