Chief Commissioner Emil Parmakov has been temporarily reappointed as Director of the General Directorate National Police (GDNP) by order of caretaker Interior Minister Emil Dechev from Wednesday, March 4, the press centre of the Interior Ministry announced. Emil Parmakov graduated from St Kliment O»»»

Gold prices rose on Thursday, lifted by safe-haven demand amid an escalating war in the Middle East, though a stronger dollar and concerns around the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy capped gains. Spot gold was up 0.4% at $5,156.11 per ounce as of 1030 GMT, while US gold futures for April deliv»»»

Heavy transport trucks carry Israeli tanks along a road near the Lebanon border in Upper Galilee, northern Israel, on Thursday. The Israeli military said it is conducting strikes across Lebanon targeting Hezbollah infrastructure and personnel. Photo by Atef Safadi/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 5 (UPI)»»»

Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan's president, said Iran committed an act of terror when a drone struck an Azerbaijani airport on Thursday. Iran denies responsibility for the attack. File Photo by Nathan Howard/UPI | License Photo March 5 (UPI) -- Drones struck a passenger terminal at Azerbaijan's Nakhchiva»»»

Home remortgage – commonly referred to as “home loan refinancing” – in the Philippines, is the process of replacing an existing home loan with a new one. In short: You switch from one financier (your current bank, i.e. Bank A) to another (a competitor, Bank B or state-owned Pag-Ibig Fund) which may»»»

TUNIS, March 5, 2026 (TAP) – The National Agency for Energy Management (ANME) announced plans to sign a strategic cooperation agreement with SOTETEL in order to accelerate the energy transition across the company’s technological facilities.The...»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani participated in the emergency Gulf-European ministerial meeting of the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) c»»»

1 of 3 | Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a press conference in 2021. Gonzales admitted Wednesday night to an affair with a former staffer who later died by suicide. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 5 (UPI) -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, acknowledged having a relations»»»

A man has been arrested in the region of Kastoria, near the northwestern border with Albania, with nearly eight kilograms of marijuana in his car, authorities said Thursday. A police statement said the 22-year-old was detained in a targeted operation late Tuesday. The 7.7 kilos of the drug seized a»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani participated in an emergency Gulf–European ministerial meeting held via videoconference Thursday, March 5, 2026 to discuss the repercussions of the Iranian a»»»

Share: PHOTO- A man stands near a damaged building after an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, following renewed hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon. Tens of thousands of the Shiite community have been displaced after Hezbollah entere»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Defense announced that the State of Qatar was subjected to several missile attacks on Thursday, starting at 11:51am, involving 14 ballistic missiles and 4 drones launched from the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Qatari Armed Forces successfully intercepted 13 missiles, while the»»»

The authority in North Korea to launch nuclear missiles is similarly concentrated in one person alone: Supreme Commander Kim Jong Un. File Photo by North Korean Central News Agemcy March 5 (UPI) -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed Saturday in a precision strike carried out jointly by »»»

An alleged luggage thief has been arrested for systematically preying on newly-arrived passengers at Athens International Airport, authorities said Thursday. A police statement said the 52-year-old was taken into custody Wednesday by officers patrolling the luggage reclaim area, after being caught »»»

Caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov said on Thursday that the Defence Staff had activated forces and assets to strengthen the country’s air defence, following a meeting of the Security Council with the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria in connection with the conflict in the Middle East. Resp»»»

The strike on an Iranian school that killed at least 160 pre-teen students and teachers on the first day of the US-Israeli regime-change operation resembles satanic rituals allegedly enabled by pedophile American financier Jeffrey Epstein, an Iranian diplomat has claimed. The attack in Minab, for w»»»

Doha, Qatar: Following a morning update announcing limited number of relief flights, Qatar Airways has urged travellers not to proceed to Hamad International Airport unless they receive notification confirming their flight. In a service update at 5pm, Doha Time, today, March 5, 2026, Qatar Airways »»»

The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) on Thursday announced an early spring break for private schools in Dubai. The Spring Break for students, as well as teaching and administrative staff in all private educational institutions in Dubai will begin on Monday, March 9, and continue unt»»»

Lebanon's defaulted sovereign bonds scaled fresh six-year highs on Thursday as the widening conflict in the Middle East fuelled hopes that a weakened Hezbollah could pave the way for the country to emerge from its years-long crisis. The war-torn nation's longer-dated bonds have added as much as 2 c»»»

Dubai: India’s CBSE has cancelled all Class 10 examinations scheduled from 07.03.2026 to 11.03.2026 for schools in parts of Middle East. Examinations scheduled on 02.03.2026, 05.03.2026, and 06.03.2026, which were earlier postponed, shall also stand cancelled, CBSE announced on Thursday. Meanwhile,»»»

An Israeli official has acknowledged that the Zionist enemy has underestimated Hezbollah’s reach and resilience, as the battle rages in the border area between Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territories. Israeli Channel 13 on Thursday quoted an Israeli official as saying that ‘Israel’ did not»»»

An underage boy who allegedly posted videos on social media bragging about how he cloned other people’s bank cards to steal their money has been identified and arrested by the police cybercrime squad, officials said Thursday. A police statement said the youth, whose age was not made public, was tak»»»

Greece’s organized crime squad has carried out simultaneous raids in the capital and on the island of Crete as part of a crackdown on a cryptocurrency racket. Officers of the so-called “Greek FBI” have taken 12 suspects into custody since launching the operation on Thursday morning, the police said»»»

The National Assembly on Thursday voted conclusively amendments to the Social Insurance Code to introduce a multi-fund model in supplementary pension insurance. According to the government, which submitted the proposal, the multi-fund model will allow insured individuals to choose how their pension»»»

Speaking at a briefing at the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria on Thursday, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov said that members of the caretaker cabinet had no place in party headquarters and should focus on their duties to ensure the security and peace of mind of Bulgarian citizens. His remark»»»

Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that the Israeli military's call for residents of vast areas of southern Lebanon to evacuate raised "serious risks of violations of the laws of war". Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war when Iran-backed Hezbollah began firing rockets at Israel with Israel »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Defense of Qatar has issued a statement regarding the attacks that occured from 11:15am this morning, March 6, 2026. In a statement, the Ministry said that the country was attacked by several missile attacks including (14) ballistic missiles and (4) drones coming from t»»»

The Association of Tour Operators and Travel Agents “Future for Tourism” (OBT) has urged the authorities to ensure equal treatment of Bulgarian citizens awaiting evacuation from Dubai, raising concerns that public figures and business representatives are being given precedence. The organization add»»»

DOHA: His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received a telephone call from President of Finland Alexander Stubb. During the call, the Finnish president inquired about the situation in Qatar following the brutal Iranian aggression, expressing his country's c»»»

Damascus, March 5 (SANA) Syria’s Defense Ministry said Thursday that the deployment of army reinforcements along the borders with Lebanon and Iraq is a defensive step and does not target any country or external party. In a statement to SANA, the ministry’s Media and Communication Directorate said t»»»

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The evacuation of Bulgarian citizens from the conflict zone in the Middle East is continuing, and at this stage it is proceeding in a highly organized way, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky told the media on Thursday, emerging from a meeting of the Security Council at the Council of Minis»»»

The Lebanese government said on Thursday it would ban any activity by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps -- a main backer of the militant group Hezbollah -- and seek to deport its members from Lebanon, AFP reported. Information Minister Paul Morcos said the country's cabinet had decided to "prev»»»

Paris: The French Armed Forces have announced that US aircraft will be allowed to operate temporarily from French bases in the Middle East amid the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with Iran. A spokesperson for the French military said on Thursday that the move is part of France's cooperation with the U»»»

March 4 (UPI) -- A Florida man preparing to leave for work was delayed by the presence of a 7-foot boa constrictor taking a rest in his driveway. Jay Slagle said he looked outside his second-floor window Sunday in the Woodbine neighborhood of Riviera Beach when he spotted the snake in his driveway.»»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by @corkcityfirebrigade March 4 (UPI) -- A cat missing from her owners' home in Ireland for two weeks was found trapped inside a wall and rescued by firefighters. The Cork City Fire Brigade said on social media that a 4 a.m. call came in recently from a Cor»»»

1 of 3 | Workers at a library in England got a "huge surprise" when a pair of books that were 50 years overdue turned up at a thrift store about 60 miles away. Photo courtesy of Leeds City Council March 4 (UPI) -- Workers at a library in England got a "huge surprise" when a pair of books that were »»»

1 of 2 | Randall Schriver, president of the Institute for Indo-Pacific Security Studies, speaks with Scott Snyder, president of the Korea Economic Institute, during an event at the Korea Economic Institute in Washington on March 3, 2026. Photo by Asia Today March 4 (Asia Today) -- U.S. experts say »»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE said its joint mediation efforts with the United States had led to a new prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, involving 200 prisoners from each side, bringing the total number of detainees released through such mediation to 5,355. In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Fore»»»

The Iranian warship sunk by a US submarine near Sri Lanka had just participated in naval exercises hosted by India and was sailing through international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home when it was attacked, officials said. The frigate IRIS Dena had participated in the International Fleet»»»

Havana: Cuban authorities said Thursday they made progress toward restoring power to end a blackout that hit two-thirds of the beleaguered communist nation. The grid that failed Wednesday and left Havana and much of the country without electricity has now been reconnected nationwide and people shou»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is open and interested in negotiations on Ukraine and is awaiting the next round, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. "We remain open to negotiations. We are interested and looking forward to the next round," Peskov told Vesti. The pause in negotiations on Uk»»»

Sharjah: The Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) on Thursday announced the postponement of the beginning of the next academic year for Indian and Pakistani schools in the emirate. “The start of the academic year 2026-2027 for private schools following the Indian and Pakistani curricula in th»»»

Engaged in a new war with Hezbollah, the Israeli army announced this week its intention to establish a buffer zone in southern Lebanon while its forces began advancing into border towns. What is the purpose of creating this buffer zone and what risks does it pose? - What does Israel want? - Israel »»»

The Lebanese government said on Thursday it would ban any activity by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps -- a main backer of Hezbollah -- and seek to deport its members from Lebanon. Information Minister Paul Morcos said the country's cabinet had decided to "prevent any activity" that members of»»»

Bulgaria is not directly threatened by military actions, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov said on Thursday. “Bulgaria is not a party to the conflict and does not participate in operations, and, as we heard from the NATO Secretary General, they are not involved in these military actions either,»»»

Residents of Beirut's southern suburbs fled en masse on Thursday afternoon after an evacuation warning from the Israeli army covering an area home to hundreds of thousands of people, AFP journalists reported. Residents fired into the air shortly after the Israeli warning to urge locals to leave as »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Meteorology Department has issued a warning for strong wind and high seas offshore this weekend. In its weather forecast, the department said temperatures will be moderate during the daytime throughout the weekend, with scattered clouds. On Saturday evening, March 7, 2026, th»»»