A Chinese diplomat has disclosed that his country is engaged in diplomatic mediation efforts to contain the US-Israeli-Iranian war, in cooperation with Pakistan, through a five-point initiative. Chang Hua, the Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, stressed the need for the international community to »»»

DUBAI — Critical infrastructure across the Gulf came under attack from Iran on Sunday with damage reported at civilian facilities in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait.Gulf countries have faced repeated drone and missile salvos from Iran over past weeks in response to US and Israeli strik»»»

Reporting from Tehran, FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah says that around 3am local time, social media posts mentioned "explosions and aircraft near the city of Yasuj in central Iran" where the US F-15 jet was downed. Around an hour later, President Donald Trump said US forces had safely recovered a second ai»»»

President Donald Trump said Saturday that Tehran had 48 hours left to cut a deal or face "all Hell", as US and Iranian forces scrambled to find a downed A»»»

Although Germany insists it is not a party to the war in Iran, the U.S. airbase in Ramstein plays a key role in coordinating American military operations causing controversy. »»»

David Smith, Guardian's Washington bureau chief, is our guest.»»»

The United States said Sunday it rescued a service member missing behind enemy lines since Iran downed a fighter jet, as President Donald Trump escalated pressure on&nbs»»»

Silence reigned on Easter Sunday in the alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City, with the holiday overshadowed by war and restrictions on access to the Holy Sepulchre, where Christians commemorate Christ's crucifixion and resurrection.  In the usually lively alleyways of Jerusalem's O»»»

President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed a daring rescue of a downed US airman in central Iran, but Tehran insisted the mission was “foiled”, leaving the world to sift fact from fiction amid conflicting reports and viral images. US President Donald Trump announced the dramatic rescue Sunday of a dow»»»

Israeli airstrikes on Beirut and southern Lebanon on Sunday killed at least 11 people, including a family of six, and wounded dozens more. The attacks also prompted Syria to temporarily close its main border crossing with Lebanon, as Israel's conflict with Hezbollah intensifies. Israeli strikes on »»»

Jim Townsend, Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense fir European and NATO Policy, is our guest.»»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks in Damascus on Sunday with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, as Kyiv pushes to deepen security ties across the Middle East amid its ongoing war with Russia. Arriving alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Zelensky’s visit signals a bid to»»»

Dubai: Dubai gold prices opened the week softer, tracking a pullback in global bullion markets as geopolitical signals turned mixed and investors reassessed risk. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and India.) Sign up for our daily bu»»»

Six months after a wave of protest movements shook the political elite of countries across the Global South, the “Gen Z” activists continue their struggle for social justice. But while some of these activists have managed to bring down governments, building a viable political alternative remains a »»»

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Tehran had 48 hours left to cut a deal or face "all Hell", as US and Iranian forces scrambled to find a downed American airman. The US military searched on a second day for a pilot shot down over a remote area in Iran, while Trump reminded Iran o»»»

A Russian drone hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol on Saturday, killing five people and injuring 30 others, according to Ukrainian officials. The Ukrainian air force said Russia fired 286 drones overnight, of which 260 were intercepted. A Russian drone hit a covered marke»»»

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a condemnation of “the violence of war that kills and destroys,’’ amid the US-Israeli war on Iran and Russia’s campaign in Ukraine. In his homily, the pontiff singled out those who wage war, abuse the weak and pr»»»

The Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. as seen on Veterans Day, November 11, 2025. The United States and South Korean launched a survey of northeastern South Korea where three U.S. military aircraft crashed during the Korean War. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 6 (UPI) -- T»»»

Acting defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov said that the concept of Bulgaria relying on its own defense outside a collective system would place an unsustainable burden on the country’s economy and public finances. Speaking to Bulgarian National Radio, he stressed that from a military perspective, not»»»

Dubai: UAE residents received a series of mobile alerts from the Ministry of Interior on Monday confirming that the situation across the country is currently safe following multiple missile and drone threats. Authorities thanked residents for their cooperation and reassured the public that normal a»»»

Israel's army said on Monday (April 6, 2026) that it had "completed" a wave of strikes against "regime targets" in Tehran. It's not immediately clear what is the announcement is about, considering Iran's response remains uncertain. Tuesday (April 7) deadline setGiven the Tuesday deadline set by US »»»

Vietnam's parliament convened on Monday for a new session in which it will confirm top state leaders including the president and prime minister, posts already selected by the ruling Communist Party but not yet announced. Vietnam's 500-seat National Assembly serves mainly to ratify decisions made by»»»

Share: Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs, on April 5, 2026. © Ibrahim Amro, AFP Israeli airstrikes on Beirut and southern Lebanon on Sunday killed at least 11 people, including a family of six, and wounded dozens more. The attacks also prompted Syria to tem»»»

Three people were killed and one sustained serious injuries after high winds knocked down a tree in Germany near a wooded area where people were having an Easter egg hunt. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 5 (UPI) -- Three people died and another was injured in Germany when high w»»»

US President Donald Trump made an expletive-filled threat Sunday to destroy Iran's civilian infrastructure, demanding Tehran bow to his demands for a deal to reopen the Gulf to shipping as oil prices surge. As Christians marked Easter, Trump revived warnings of air strikes on Iranian power plants a»»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar announced on Monday that its Armed Forces successfully intercepted an attack involving a number of unmanned aerial vehicles and two cruise missiles. The Ministry of Defence confirmed the interceptions in a statement reported by the Qatar News Agency. Also In This Package Qa»»»

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, pictured during a lunch with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in November, on Sunday intimated that Ukraine could be behind the attempted bombing of a pipeline delivering Russian gas to Hungary and Serbia. File Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | Licen»»»

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world's woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. »»»

US crude (WTI) traded above $114 per barrel and surpassed Brent crude, an unusual inversion that underscores deepening market stress. Brent — the global benchmark — was above $111, while UAE Murban crude climbed above $114.8, marking strong demand for barrels that can be moved outside chokepoints l»»»

ABU DHABI: In a historic first, the UAE has become one of the world’s top 10 exporting countries, according to the latest figures from the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) “World Trade Prospects and Statistics” report. This achievement reflects the UAE’s position as a vital hub on international sup»»»

AMMAN: The Jordanian Armed Forces announced today that Iranian forces targeted the Kingdom’s territory with two missiles and two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the past 24 hours. The Jordan News Agency (Petra), quoting the Military Media Directorate, confirmed that the Royal Jordanian Air For»»»

Gold prices in Egypt posted a sharp increase over the past week, supported by rising global prices and continued fluctuations in the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the Egyptian pound. The price of 21-karat gold, the most actively traded in the local market, rose by 4.74% to EGP 7,175 per »»»

OPEC+ members announced Sunday they would modestly boost production as worldwide oil supplies tighten and prices spike amid the American-Israeli war on Iran. File Photo by Olivier Matthys/EPA April 5 (UPI) -- Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said Sunday they will aga»»»

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that its naval forces conducted a large-scale combined missile-and-drone operation against pivotal American and Zionist targets. The operation was carried out as part of the 97th wave of Operation True Promise 4 on Sunday afternoon, the IRGC »»»

U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against Iran on Sunday, warning that power plants and bridges could be targeted if Tehran continues to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, as concerns mounted over a wider regional spillover and Egypt stepped up diplomatic efforts to contain the cris»»»

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a series of high-level meetings on Sunday to assess Egypt’s preparedness on strategic commodities, the current local wheat supply season, and financial planning for the upcoming fiscal year. The discussions covered the availability of essential goods in domestic»»»

Egypt and Morocco on Sunday launched the first session of a joint coordination and follow-up committee, a move officials said establishes a new stage of bilateral relations aimed at achieving full economic integration. Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch arrived at Cairo International Airport o»»»

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said net foreign assets (NFA) of the banking sector declined by around 7.1% in February 2026 to $27.39bn, down from $29.51bn in January, reflecting pressures linked to commercial banks financing a partial exit of foreign investors from local debt instruments amid the»»»

Security units affiliated with the Syrian Ministry of Interior have arrested two suspects, identified as “M.S.” and “Sh.A.”, whose involvement in the attack on the UAE Embassy premises has been confirmed. In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, the ministry said it had immediately init»»»

The Government of Abu Dhabi has announced the launch of a strategic plan to train 20,000 frontline personnel, including both healthcare and non-healthcare workers across healthcare facilities, emergency medical services, security entities, and other critical sectors involved in responding to major »»»

France is seeking to quadruple its stockpile of kamikaze drones and drastically expand missile arsenals by the end of the decade, Politico reported on Friday, citing a draft military planning law which describes the push as preparations for a “war economy.” According to the 64-page-long document se»»»

The administration of US President Donald Trump has requested $152 million from Congress to restore the Alcatraz prison. Democrats have slammed the plans as “lunacy” and vowed to block their implementation. Originally a fortress sitting on the eponymous island in the San Francisco Bay, the correcti»»»

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced that the UAE has entered the world’s top 10 exporters of goods for the first time, according to the latest report by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In a pos»»»

The Pentagon has a long habit of “disguising and hiding the fact that they have been losing significant numbers to injury or even death of personnel,” and it can’t be ruled out that losses are written off as contractors, Stockholm University professor Isa Blumi told Sputnik. "There are many people »»»

Capitals, April 5 (SANA) – Global food prices rose for a second consecutive month as the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran continues to drive up energy and fertilizer costs, raising concerns about future crop production and increasing pressure on international food markets, the Unite»»»

The Israeli military and medics said on Sunday that a missile fired from Iran hit a residential building in the northern city of Haifa, injuring four people. The building was hit by a "direct impact of a missile", the military told AFP. When asked if it was a missile fired from Iran, it said: "Yes.»»»

China is willing to continue to cooperate with Russia at the UN Security Council and make efforts to cool down the Middle East situation, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone call on Sunday. Wang said the fundamental way to resolve navigation issues in the »»»

Share: If Iran insists on weaponizing the Strait of Hormuz, the world must render it irrelevant. By : Ya Libnan Editorial Board , Op.Ed. For decades, the world has tolerated a dangerous reality: Iran can threaten the global economy simply by rattling the Strait of Hormuz. Every crisis, every escala»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has introduced dedicated sensory rooms for individuals with autism at Al Satwa and Oud Metha stations, in a move aimed at enhancing accessibility and inclusivity across the public transport network. These specially designed spaces provide a calm an»»»

Vienna. Apr. 5 (SANA) Amid unprecedented turmoil in the global energy market driven by the escalation of the US-Israeli war on Iran, the OPEC+ alliance has found itself facing a new economic reality, prompting it to approve a theoretical increase in oil production for May by 206,000 barrels per day»»»