In tonight’s edition, Djibouti heads to the polls this weekend in a presidential election widely expected to extend President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh’s rule. Meanwhile, Pope Leo is set to become the first head of the Catholic Church to visit Algeria. And the Bijagos Archipelago in Guinea-Bissau has bee»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Media Relations offers condolences to Al-Manar TV and Al-Nour Radio over martyrdom of documentary host and social activist Suzan »»»

Two people have been arrested in central Athens for defrauding elderly women out of more than €21,000 euros through a common but efficient phone scam, authorities said Thursday. A police statement said the suspects allegedly called the two women, who live in the western town of Arta, claimed to wor»»»

Caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky and Japan’s Ambassador to Bulgaria Chikahisa Sumi praised the active bilateral dialogue and cooperation during a meeting on the occasion of the Japanese diplomat’s assumption of office, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The sides in the talks praised»»»

Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanon's cabinet on Thursday instructed security forces to restrict weapons in Beirut exclusively to state institutions, a day after Israeli strikes across the country including in the heart of the capital. “The army and security forces are requested to immediately begin reinforci»»»

The most pressing question in the minds of Gulf populations today is: Can the Iranian regime escape accountability for its crimes against Gulf countries and their peoples? The core reason behind this question is that the official position of these countries has been limited to a defensive posture, »»»

Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed Iran’s Supreme Leader after his father was killed in a US-Israeli strike on 28 February, but has yet to appear in public, and is believed to have been injured in the strike, which also killed several other members of his close family. Yet despite his absence, the Iran»»»

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TUNIS, April 9 (TAP) – The Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) will hold two plenary sessions on Friday, starting at 10:00 a.m., to hear government officials, according to a statement released Thursday.The first session, scheduled for the...»»»

In a police operation, two men were tracked down and detained in the parking lot of a major retail chain, after police in Plovdiv received a tip on Wednesday that two individuals were withdrawing large sums of money from a bank branch in an attempt to influence the upcoming elections, acting Genera»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s financial regulator has moved to ease operational strain on firms in the Dubai International Financial Centre, introducing temporary regulatory relief measures aimed at maintaining market stability while preserving oversight standards. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Chequ»»»

Dubai: The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, has announced that the 35th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) will now take place from September 13 to 18, 2026, instead of its previously scheduled dates in April. The decision to re»»»

The Kyrgyz company Medovaya Artel is entering the Uzbek market with government support. The Trade Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic in Uzbekistan reported. The company received comprehensive support, including assistance in establishing a legal entity, business consulting, and adaptation to local legi»»»

THE HAGUE: The State of Qatar affirmed the importance of coordinated international efforts to eliminate the remnants of the former Syrian regime's chemical weapons program, commending the cooperation of the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons »»»

In our ongoing weekly digest, award-winning journalist Veronika Munk summarises and explains the most important political developments in Hungary. This is our final edition of this series before the election. We guide readers on the route to the crunch Sunday (12 April) election — a poll without pr»»»

A teenage couple has been arrested in southwestern Greece on suspicion of abusing its months-old baby to the extent that it needed urgent hospitalization, authorities said Thursday. A police statement said the two 18-year-olds are being held in the town of Pyrgos in the Peloponnese for alleged inte»»»

Dubai: Gulf central banks have rolled out targeted support measures to help banks navigate ongoing geopolitical turbulence, S&P Global Ratings said in a report. Authorities in the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar introduced packages focused on liquidity, capital and asset quality, aimed at ensuring banks can »»»

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A new survey by the “Sova Harris” agency indicates that six political formations would enter the next Bulgarian National Assembly, based on data collected between April 2 and 6 among 800 respondents through standardized face-to-face interviews. The study was commissioned by the newspaper “Trud” and»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s Global Village remains closed until further notice, with no confirmed reopening date announced yet for Season 30, as visitors await updates on when the popular outdoor attraction will resume operations. The announcement was reiterated through the attraction’s official Instagram chann»»»

BELGRADE- EXPO 2027 Director Danilo Jerinic said on Thursday that, to date, 138 countries had confirmed their participation in specialised EXPO 2027 in Belgrade and that more than 120 countries were working actively on their pavilions and programmes, and noted that the EXPO would transform the way »»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian oil company NIS has submitted a request to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury for a new special licence that would enable it to continue to operate without obstructions after April 17, when the current operating licence expires. S»»»

Tunis, April 9, 2026 (TAP / Mohamed Salah Laabidi) – Some dates defy the passage of time, remaining etched in collective memory like embers no wind can extinguish. April 9, 1938, is one such day. On that day, Tunisia ceased to be merely a land...»»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah announces fresh rocket attacks targeting Israeli settlements of Kiryat Shmona and Metula: Military Media statements 6, 8 09-04-20»»»

Doha, Qatar: CEO of the Qatar Media Corporation, HE Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al Thani, participated in the second extraordinary meeting of the undersecretaries of the ministries of information of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, which was held today via videoconferencing. The m»»»