How could Donald Trump and a man selling samosas on a street corner in India possibly be connected? In today’s world of geopolitics, the link is surprisingly direct. The ongoing conflict involving Israel, the United States and Iran has sent shockwaves far beyond the Middle East. With missiles and d»»»

Share: Intense Israeli airstrike targets Khiam near Lebanon Israeli border (AFP) Israel has more than doubled the number of troops along its border with Lebanon since March 1 and they are searching homes in southern Lebanese villages that the military has ordered evacuated, a senior Israeli command»»»

BTA will publish the names of the top-of-the-list candidates of every party/coalition for all constituencies for the April 19 parliamentary elections. The information about the candidates is provided by the respective political entity, the candidates themselves and other official sources. Ivan Ibri»»»

BTA will publish the names of the top-of-the-list candidates of every party/coalition for all constituencies for the April 19 parliamentary elections. The information about the candidates is provided by the respective political entity, the candidates themselves and other official sources. Yordan La»»»

The AccuWeather forecast for Tropical Cyclone Narelle, as of Thursday morning local time. Tropical Cyclone Narelle is on a direct path toward northeastern Australia, where it will make a rare landfall as a powerful storm. "Tropical Cyclone Narelle is forecast to rapidly intensify and could reach th»»»

BTA will publish the names of the top-of-the-list candidates of every party/coalition for all constituencies for the April 19 parliamentary elections. The information about the candidates is provided by the respective political entity, the candidates themselves and other official sources. Rositsa K»»»

BTA will publish the names of the top-of-the-list candidates of every party/coalition for all constituencies for the April 19 parliamentary elections. The information about the candidates is provided by the respective political entity, the candidates themselves and other official sources. Vazrazhda»»»

1 of 2 | Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard prepares to testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo March 18 (UPI) -- Dire»»»

Postal workers load up their trucks for delivery at the Sunset Post Office in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on August 22, 2020. Postmaster General David Steiner said USPS revenue has decreased along as fewer people send mail through its service. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo M»»»

Dubai: Internet users in the United Arab Emirates are unlikely to face major disruptions despite rising tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, though speeds could slow if conflict damages subsea cables that carry global data traffic. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The wate»»»

At a time when geopolitical tensions and regional conflicts cast a shadow over the broader landscape, the Middle East and North Africa's startup ecosystem is showing strong resilience and the ability to attract both local and international capital. Investment in technology is no longer a complement»»»

China on Monday launched the Kuaizhou-11 Y7 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province, sending eight new satellites into preset orbits, the Xinhua News Agency reported. The mission marked the fifth flight of the Kuaizhou-11 rocket. The "Kuaizhou" se»»»

Damascus, March 18 (SANA) Director of the Consular Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Mohammad al-Omar, held talks on Wednesday with the Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Damascus, Sufian al-Qudah, on ways to enhance consular services and facilitat»»»

Tartous, March 18 (SANA) – Syria’s Baniyas oil terminal has received multiple shipments of crude oil and refined products, as part of efforts to secure fuel supplies and stabilize domestic markets, the Syrian Petroleum Company said on Wednesday. The company confirmed that unloading operations are u»»»

El Salvador's security minister, Gustavo Villatoro, said the pending new penalties for major crimes aim to strengthen public safety. File Photo by Miguel Lemus/EPA March 18 (UPI) -- El Salvador's Legislative Assembly has approved a constitutional reform that allows life imprisonment for people conv»»»

Iran is threatening to execute retaliatory strikes on oil and gas facilities near the Persian Gulf after Israel launched a strike on its South Pars gas field on Wednesday. File Photo by Maryam Rahmanian/UPI | License Photo March 18 (UPI) -- Iran is threatening to execute retaliatory strikes on oil »»»

Israel kept up its campaign of targeting Iran’s leaders on Wednesday, killing the country’s intelligence minister, and an Iranian offshore natural gas field was struck in a sign of the war’s mounting pressure – from both sides -- on the region's economic lifeblood: energy. Iran has been taking aim »»»

Tunis, March 18 (TAP) - A Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday at the Government Palace in Kasbah recommended establishing a unified strategic framework to monitor projects carried out within the framework of bilateral, multilateral, and Arab and...»»»

1 of 5 | Emergency response and command vehicles surround the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 16, 2016. Pulse Nightclub, the site of a mass shooting that killed 49 people in Orlando in 2016, was demolished on Wednesday. File Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI | License Photo March 18 (UPI) »»»

Dubai: The UAE has launched the first phase of its Research and Development (R&D) Tax Incentives Programme, offering businesses tax credits to encourage investment in innovation and technology. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Under Phase 1, companies can claim a non-re»»»

Ten European Union member states, including Greece, have called on the bloc to keep handing out free carbon permits to industry to ‌help curb costs as the US-Israeli war on Iran sends energy prices soaring. European Union leaders, who meet for a summit in Brussels on Thursday, are debating proposal»»»

Used primarily in the aerospace, energy and petrochemical industries, rhenium plays a key role in high-performance applications. Photo by cottonbro studio/pexels SANTIAGO, Chile, March 18 (UPI) -- The United States is continuing efforts to secure supplies of critical minerals deemed vital to nation»»»

A 23-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing a 20-year-old in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, was remanded in custody after his testimony, authorities said Wednesday. He faces charges of intentional homicide and illegal weapon possession and use. During his testimony, he allegedly said he stabbed the vic»»»

Gas prices were up in Walnut Creek, Calif., on March 10. To help ease the surge of gas prices in the United States, President Donald Trump temporarily waived the Jones Act, allowing more foreign shipments of oil to travel between U.S. ports. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo March 18 (UPI)»»»

The Federal Reserve will announce its next move on interest rates, or if it will make a move at all, on Wednesday. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo March 18 (UPI) -- The Federal Reserve will announce its next move on interest rates, or if it will make a move at all, on Wednesday. »»»

A 48.9% increase in prices for fresh and dry vegetables was a big factor in the rising index for foods in February, the U.S. Burea of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. File Phot by Gary C. Caskey/UPI | License Photo March 18 (UPI) -- The producer price index for final demand goods had its sharpe»»»

Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib (C) attending a session of the Iranian Parliament in August 2024 for the presentation of newly-elected President Masoud Pezeshkian's cabinet picks. Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA March 18 (UPI) -- Israel said Wednesday that it had killed Iranian Intelli»»»

A man looks out a window in Havana during a nationwide power outage Tuesday. Cuba has been facing a severe energy crisis since mid-2024, and the U.S. oil embargo that began in January has brought the economy near a standstill, fueling growing social unrest. Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA March 18»»»

Nairobi: A Chinese national and a Kenyan man were charged Tuesday with unlawfully dealing in wildlife species after they were found in possession of hundreds of live ants stored in specialised tubes. The case was the latest focused on the alleged smuggling of ants in the East African country, where»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah City Municipality has announced full readiness to receive Eid Al Fitr, launching intensive inspection and awareness campaigns targeting a wide range of establishments expected to see high public turnout during the holiday. The campaigns will cover food outlets, barbershops, beauty »»»

1 of 2 | Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla, is sworn in during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on his nomination to be secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Ca»»»

Damascus, March 17 (SANA) – The “blue economy” is gaining increasing importance as a strategic pathway for sustainable growth in Syria, leveraging the country’s Mediterranean coastline and maritime resources to support economic recovery and long-term development. The concept refers to the sustainab»»»

Dubai has taken a major step in advancing police education with the issuance of Dubai Police Academy Law No. (7) of 2026 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The new law reflects Dubai’s forward-looking vision to ele»»»

A new group of 39 migrants who risked the popular but lengthy sea crossing from northern Africa in a small boat has been located on the southern coast of Crete, authorities said Wednesday. One of the men, a 20-year-old from South Sudan, was allegedly identified as the person who had piloted the boa»»»

Authorities on Tuesday fatally shot a gunman accused of wounding one person at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Jasper, Ga. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo March 17 (UPI) -- Police fatally shot a gunman Tuesday at a Veterans Affairs clinic in rural Georgia where the suspect opened fi»»»

A cyberattack by Iran-linked hackers on the medical technology company Stryker last week highlighted the modern threats facing the United States. File Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA March 18 (UPI) -- A cyberattack by Iran-linked hackers on the medical technology company Stryker last week highlighted»»»

When the US and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on 28 February, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and crippling Tehran’s military infrastructure, the world witnessed a dramatic reshaping of the Middle East’s power structure. Beijing’s public response—measured moral condemnations, an e»»»

U.S. forces targeted hardened Iranian missile sites on the Iranian side of the Strait of Hormuz with bunker-buster bombs in an effort to prevent attacks on shipping transiting the strategically key waterway. File photo courtesy Royal Thai Navy/EPA March 18 (UPI) -- U.S. forces successfully deployed»»»

The main square of the Hungarian city of Eger was filled on Tuesday (17 March) with people welcoming the prime minister like a star. But it was not only his supporters who turned up. Spontaneous chants of ‘Viktor! Viktor!’ greet me as I arrive at Viktor Orbán campaign rally, a good half-hour before»»»

When the expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup kicks off in North America on June 11, 2026, it will be the largest sporting event ever staged. Matches will take place across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, involving millions of spectators and a global television audience expected to exceed five bi»»»

Dubai: Gold prices fell below the Dh600 mark on Wednesday afternoon, with the 24K rate dropping to Dh597 per gram at 3.40 pm from Dh601 in the morning, while 22K declined to Dh552.75 from Dh556.50, tracking a broader pullback in global markets. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices i»»»

Dakar: Senegal football fans slammed AFCON'S decision to strip the country of its Africa Cup of Nations title and give it to Morocco, calling the move a "disgrace for Africa" as they woke up to the news Wednesday. Gora Ndiaye, a resident of Dakar who works as a chauffeur, told AFP he felt like he h»»»

Doha, Qatar: Mwani Qatar has activated an exceptional package of facilitations in port tariffs, aimed at supporting the logistics sector and facilitating operational activities in the country. It announced amendments to certain provisions of the port tariffs, in view of the exceptional circumstance»»»

In technology-driven transactions, some of the most decisive legal questions are not always the most visible ones. A seemingly technical issue, such as the classification of software under copyright law, can ultimately determine whether a deal moves forward or stalls. This became particularly clear»»»

The Council of Ministers adopted a decision to propose to the President of the Republic of Bulgaria the issuance of a decree appointing Colonel Metodi Orlov to the position of Commander of the 3rd Air Base, effective April 1, 2026. The cabinet also proposes that Colonel Atanas Georgiev be appointed»»»

Dubai: The Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA) has rolled out a wide-ranging operational strategy for Eid Al-Fitr 2026, designed to keep public transport running smoothly and efficiently as passenger numbers surge across the emirate. Whether you're planning intercity travel or getting arou»»»

France’s special envoy for Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian, speaking to the France Info radio station Wednesday, said the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah "bears full responsibility for the resumption of fighting in Lebanon" but "Israel’s response has been disproportionate and counterprodu»»»

The United Arab Emirates central bank (CBUAE) on Tuesday unveiled a package to help bolster banks' liquidity, marking its most significant policy move since the pandemic, as Gulf economies move to weather the impact of the Iran crisis. UAE banks, whose stocks have seen double-digit losses since the»»»

One United Properties (BVB: ONE), the leading green investor and developer of residential, mixed-use, and office real estate in Romania, has announced the acquisition of a 9,045 sqm plot of land located at 241–273 Barbu Văcărescu Street, where it plans to build a new exclusive residential developme»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Central Bank has announced the Eid Al Fitr holidays for banking and financial institutions in the country. "Pursuant to Clause (1) of Article (4) of Amiri Decree No. (57) of 2025 outlining official working days, national occasions, and public holidays in the State of Qatar, a»»»