Iran's critical water and energy infrastructure have suffered extensive damage due to US and Israeli strikes on tens of thousands of civilian sites, officials said on Sunday. Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran on February 28, killing the Islamic republic's supreme leader and spar»»»

Washington, March 22 (SANA) Concerns are mounting over the rising cost of the U.S. war against Iran and its impact on the domestic economy and global stability, as Washington’s strategic objectives evolve. Rising costs strain the economy Estimates from research institutions, including the Center fo»»»

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates has extended its deepest condolences to the State of Qatar and the Republic of Turkiye over a helicopter crash accident in Qatari territorial waters, which led to the deaths of seven individuals from both countries. It likewise expressed its solidarity with the t»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has expressed its solidarity and sincere condolences to Qatar and Türkiye following the deaths of seven personnel in a helicopter crash in Qatar’s territorial waters during a routine mission. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended its heartfelt sympathies to the»»»

Havana: Cuban authorities scrambled Sunday to restore power to the island after the second nationwide blackout in less than a week, as the grid struggles due to an aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade. Some parts of Havana began to have power again, but others were still dark early Sunday, a »»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Defense has confirmed the martyrdom of the final missing victim from the helicopter that crashed in the country's territorial waters early Sunday. A ministry statement on X said, "upon conclusion of search and rescue operations for the crew and personnel of the helicopter assi»»»

Dubai: As the war between the United States and Iran enters its fourth week, the Strait of Hormuz has become the conflict’s most critical — and volatile — battlefield. The narrow chokepoint, through which a significant share of the world’s oil passes, is now effectively paralysed. Iran has largely »»»

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Israel said rocket fire from Lebanon killed one person on Sunday as Hezbollah said it attacked soldiers in northern Israel, the first fatality there in fire from Lebanon since the latest war erupted. Israel's ZAKA 360 emergency response unit said a person was pronounced dead after a strike on their»»»

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that the army had been ordered to destroy more bridges over the Litani river being used by Hezbollah in south Lebanon and to step up the demolition of houses. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I instructed the IDF (army) to immediately destroy a»»»

Dubai: UAE air defence systems on March 22, 2026, intercepted four ballistic missiles and 25 UAVs launched from Iran. Since the start of what authorities described as blatant Iranian aggression, UAE air defences have intercepted 345 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1,773 UAVs. Also Read:»»»

During almost three weeks of war in Lebanon, British-Palestinian doctor Ghassan Abu-Sittah has had no respite, telling AFP he has been working "against the clock" to save children wounded in Israeli bombardment. At the American University of Beirut Medical Center, one of the capital's main hospital»»»

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 2,000 pounds»»»

Dr Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the President’s Office for Strategic Affairs and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, conveyed the condolences of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the family of Alaa Nader Awni Mushtaha, who passed away following the I»»»

There is "no assessment to substantiate" Israel's claim that Iran has long-range missiles capable of reaching London, a UK cabinet minister has said. Housing Secretary Steve Reed told the BBC there was "no specific assessment that the Iranians are targeting the UK - or even could if they wanted to"»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The Iranian military has intercepted another F-15 fighter jet during the conflict with the United States and Israel, the Iranian state-run broadcaster IRIB reported on Sunday. A F-15 fighter jet was intercepted off the southern coast of the country near the island of Hormuz, afte»»»

Ankara, March 22 (SANA) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Türkiye is pursuing diplomatic efforts and regional initiatives to help end the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran. Fidan said recent discussions, including a ministerial meeting in Riyadh, focused on ways »»»

The trial into the events leading up to the 2023 Tempe rail disaster in central Greece is set to begin Monday in Larissa, at a specially arranged hall in the Conference Center of the University of Thessaly’s Gaiopolis complex. The tragedy occurred on the night of February 28, 2023, when a passenger»»»

Israeli settlers rampaged through multiple Palestinian villages overnight Saturday and into Sunday, smashing cars, setting fires and wounding several men in the latest flare-up of violence in the occupied West Bank. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported attacks in at least six communit»»»

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A queue stretches down a street in east London. It is for Logma, a newly opened Iranian-Iraqi cafe in Hackney that has gone viral for its sandwiches - which sell out within an hour or two. Many are drawn in by pictures they have seen on Instagram and start queuing around noon at the weekend. Despit»»»

Dubai: Gold prices in Dubai have fallen to around Dh541 per gram for 24K, placing current rates nearly Dh100 below levels seen just weeks ago. 22K gold currently costs Dh501.50 and 21K costs Dh480.75 per gram. Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Defense announced that, as part of search and rescue operations for the crew and passengers of the helicopter that crashed at dawn on Sunday, in the state's regional waters, the following have been confirmed martyred: Captain (Pilot) Mubarak Salem Daway Al Marri, Sergeant Faha»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Defense of State of Qatar has confirmed the names of the martyred crew members and passengers of the helicopter that crashed at dawn today, Sunday, in the State's regional waters. The Ministry stated that the following have been confirmed martyred - Captain (Pilot) Muba»»»

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday became the longest-serving head of an elected government in India’s history, surpassing the record of Pawan Kumar Chamling, who served as Sikkim’s chief minister for over 24 years. With 8,931 days in office, combining his tenure as Gujarat Chief Min»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Sever battlegroup liberated the settlement of Potapovka in the Sumy region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "As a result of decisive actions, units of the Sever battlegroup have established control over the settlement of Potapovka in the Sumy region," the mi»»»

Israel said rocket fire from Lebanon killed one person on Sunday as Hezbollah said it attacked soldiers in northern Israel, the first fatality there in fire from Lebanon since the latest war erupted. Israel's ZAKA 360 emergency response unit said a person was pronounced dead after a strike on their»»»

Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies, if a ceasefire is reached in the US-Israeli war on Iran, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Sunday. "If there were to be a complete ceasefire, hypothetically speakin»»»

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Cuba plunged into darkness for the second time in less than a week on Saturday after its national power network failed again, strained by aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade. As night fell, Havana's streets were mostly pitch black, with people navigating using phone lights or flashlights, ju»»»

Reuters- Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, are seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, on March 11, 2026. Stringer/Reuters Trump administration officials are making a desperate push to secure every available barrel of oil amid a worsenin»»»

Riyadh, March 22 (SANA) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Sunday condemned the continued Iranian attacks on its member states, warning they represent an escalation that threatens regional stability and global energy supplies. GCC Secretary-General Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi said in a statement »»»

Two Keralites have died and one remains missing after their vehicle was swept away by flash floods during Eid Al Fitr celebrations in Oman, media reports say. The deceased have been named as Yusuf (38) from Kootanad, Thrithala, and Shamla (32) from Kotappadam, Thrithala, according to Mathrubhumi. Y»»»

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Dubai: The losses at the top of Iran’s power structure have been staggering. The Supreme Leader is dead. His successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, has not been seen in public since the strike that killed his father — raising fresh questions over who is actually running the country. Ali Larijani, the regime’»»»

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A damaged Russian gas tanker that was abandoned in the Mediterranean will be towed to a Libyan port, according to a state-owned oil company in the north African country. The Arctic Metagaz was ferrying about 700 tons of fuel and a consignment of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Russia to Egypt when»»»

At least 64 people were killed, including at least 13 children, in a strike on a hospital in Sudan's western Darfur region last week, the World Health Organization said Saturday. The strike on the Al Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur on Friday also injured at least 89 people and rendered the h»»»

Blasts were heard and air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem on Sunday, AFP journalists said, after the Israeli military warned of incoming missile fire from Iran. The army issued several alerts saying it had identified that "missiles were launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israe»»»

Lebanon’s economy barely catches its breath before another crisis hits, tightening the squeeze and deepening its fragility. The current war has wiped out efforts to revive it, as the country still reels from the 2019 financial collapse, the coronavirus pandemic, the Beirut port blast, and the 2023-»»»

The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to "Iran's enemies", Iran's representative to the UN maritime agency said on Sunday, after US President Donald Trump threatened to target Iranian power plants if ‌the waterway ‌was not "fully open" within 48 ‌hours. The ⁠threat»»»

The US has claimed to have "crippled" the Iranian threat in the Hormuz Strait. This came after the US CentCom commander confirmed "multiple" 5,000-pound bunker busters were dropped hitting targets embedded in the rough terrain overlooking the narrow waterway. The Islamic Republican Guard Corps' (IR»»»

Israeli advances in the border town of Khiam and the coastal village of Naqoura triggered fierce clashes with Hezbollah, which said its fighters battled Israeli forces for four hours in central Khiam, as sustained Israeli shelling pounded the surrounding areas and one-way attack drones entered the »»»

In Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, women perform a traditional dance, their long dresses spinning, gold tassels and heavy necklaces catching the firelight, as smaller crowds than usual celebrate Nowruz, overshadowed by the Middle East conflict. Among them were Iranian Kurds Sirwa Mustafazada and »»»

On March 22, 1945, representatives from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Transjordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Yemen met in Cairo to establish the Arab League. 1 of 8 | A general view of a meeting held by Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo November 2, 2011. On March 22, 1945, representatives from Egypt, Sy»»»

Luke Broadwater, Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt* Washington: As the United States presses ahead with its military campaign against Iran, the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as the war’s most pivotal battlefield. In response to US and Israeli airstrikes, Iran has largely blockaded the strait, snarling oil»»»

Damascus is treading carefully to avoid being pulled into the region’s escalating tensions, but Syrian-Israeli friction has resurfaced after Israel struck Syrian army sites and military infrastructure, claiming it was acting to “protect Druze citizens in Sweida.” The attacks drew condemnations from»»»

A wave of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad in a sharp escalation of Iraq’s security tensions, pointing to a shift in armed factions’ tactics and signaling that an undeclared truce may have effectively collapsed, with the US’s “Victory Base” being among the targets. The attacks began with a strike»»»

TOKYO (Sputnik) - Japan may participate in mine-clearing operations in the Strait of Hormuz once hostilities end, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Sunday. "Japan's mine-clearance technology is one of the best in the world, so – while this remains purely hypothetical – if a ceasef»»»