Tunis, March 23 (TAP) – Tunisia’s ambassador in Baghdad, Chokri Letaief, called on the Tunisian community to remain vigilant and cautious and follow the instructions issued by the Iraqi security and military authorities in order to preserve the...»»»

Travelers wait in long wrapping lines inside terminal B at LaGuardia Airport Sunday in New York City. A massive TSA screening line at LaGuardia Airport's Terminal B stretched into the parking garage Sunday afternoon as roughly 50,000 TSA employees continue to work without pay during the partial gov»»»

Two former clerics have been sentenced to 12.5 years’ imprisonment for their involvement in a €1.5-million fraud scheme in Thessaloniki. Between 2018 and 2023, the 70-year-old former archimandrite told parishioners he was seeking the position of metropolitan bishop of Thessaloniki and, with the hel»»»

Interviewed by bTV on Monday, Central Election Commission (CEC) Spokesperson Rositsa Mateva said CEC had not been informed of an increase in alerts about election violations as reported by the Interior Ministry earlier in the day. Mateva said it was normal for institutions to exchange information, »»»

Doha, Qatar: Weather inshore until 6am on Tuesday will be partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered rain, thundery at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily report on Monday, March 23, 2026, warning of thundery rain accompanied by strong winds and poor horizontal visibility. Offshore, »»»

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have deployed to major airports across the country, helping to fill the void as thousands of security staff who are going without pay refuse to work. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees are increasingly absent, having not receiv»»»

Tunis, March 23 (TAP) - Tunisia faces an "invisible" but widely prevalent chemical threat: increasing exposure to phthalates and bisphenols. The former are used as plasticisers to soften PVC (polyvinyl chloride, a widely consumed thermoplastic...»»»

Two Bulgarian and two Romanian citizens were arrested during an operation by the Counterfeiting Division of the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC), Interior Ministry Secretary General Georgi Kandev said in a Facebook post on Monday. The four were detained during a transaction»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Labour (MOL), in coordination with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) , announced on Monday, March 23, 2026, the resumption of regular working arrangements across private sector entities. The two Ministries also announced the withdrawal of the previous recomme»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has strongly condemned the targeting of a hospital in East Darfur, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries, describing the incident as a grave violation of international humanitarian law. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the UAE rejects any targeting o»»»

Dubai: India’s largest airline, InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo), has appointed aviation veteran Aloke Singh as Chief Strategy Officer, weeks after its chief executive resigned with immediate effect. The board approved the new appointment on Monday. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & »»»

Doha: Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) issued evacuation and safety guidelines for educational institutions. The guidelines aim to enhance preparedness among students, staff and administrators, and ensure safe and orderly responses in crises. Before Any Emergency Arises: Familiarize students and »»»

Parastesh Dahaghin was a young pharmacist killed in an explosion while she was at work. Berivan Molani was in bed when debris from an air strike in Tehran struck her head. For more than three weeks, Tehran and other cities have been pummelled by US and Israeli airstrikes - with thousands of targets»»»

The world has given Israel "a license to torture Palestinians", a UN expert said Monday, with life in the occupied territories "a continuum of physical and mental suffering". Francesca Albanese, the UN's special rapporteur on the rights situation in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, »»»

Britain's foreign ministry on Monday summoned Iran's ambassador to London, Seyed Ali Mousavi, criticizing what it called Tehran's "reckless and destabilizing actions" in the UK and overseas. "The summons follows the recent charging of two individuals, one Iranian national and one British-Iranian du»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has announced the temporary suspension of requirements related to the validity of certificates and documents needed to issue or renew navigation licences and work permits for maritime units, citing current regional conditions. The measure applies for one month to both Saudi and »»»

Berlin: Efforts are underway to rescue a huge whale that was spotted stranded on Germany's northern Baltic Sea coast early on Monday morning. A police spokesman said that the massive marine mammal was first sighted at around 1:50 am (0050 GMT) near Niendorf in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Initi»»»

Between 30 June 2014 and 30 June 2015 there were many changes, improvements and challenges in the Egyptian stock market, Angy Essam looks at the main highlights of this critical period Most Egyptian stock market analysts say the stock market was the frontrunner in the nation’s economic sector over »»»

A sheriff in Riverside, Calif., has seized 650,000 ballots from a 2025 special election. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 23 (UPI) -- A sheriff in Riverside, Calif., has seized more than 650,000 ballots from a 2025 state election that allowed the state to redistrict to gain five »»»

Caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky has ordered the establishment of a temporary coordination mechanism within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to counter disinformation and combat hybrid threats ahead of the April 19 early parliamentary elections, the Ministry said on Monday. The mechanism »»»

BELGRADE - President of Serbia and Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Presidency member Aleksandar Vucic said at the weekend Serbia's interests - good relations with both the East and the West - were the SNS policy. "Our policy is a policy of peace, stability and security. Our policy is a policy of a »»»

Slovenia has become the first EU member state to implement fuel rationing to tackle disruptions caused by the US-Israeli strikes on Iran and its retaliation on their allies in the Gulf - most major players in world energy markets. Many countries have been experiencing steep hikes in fuel prices. In»»»

NATO is supposed to be a defensive alliance. That means members aren’t actually obligated to go bail out a member state that goes around the world punching other countries in the face. Easy mistake to make from the optics of other recent conflicts, though, where the term “defensive” has been doing »»»

BELGRADE – A total 1,604 construction permits were issued in Serbia in January, which was a 5.1 pct increase relative to the same month of last year. According to figures released by the national statistical office RZS, 83.4 pct of the total permits were issued for buildings, while other structures»»»

Bogota: Colombia's military said Monday that about 80 troops were believed to be dead after a transport plane crash in the south of the country. A military source told AFP that two platoons - 80 people - were feared to have been aboard the Hercules aircraft which crashed on takeoff from Puerto Legu»»»

Doha, Qatar: Mohamed bin Faleh Al Hajri, In Charge of Managing Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA), affirmed that the situation in Qatar’s civil aviation sector is under full operational control and is being managed according to the highest standards of safety and efficiency, despite the challeng»»»

Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), affirmed strong condemnation of the Iranian attacks targeting GCC countries, stressing that they constitute a blatant violation of sovereignty, international laws and norms, and a direct threat to regional and interna»»»

BusinessReport: Hungary using more Russian oil, despite EU phase outArthur SullivanA new report by the Center for the Study of Democracy, shared exclusively with DW, says that Hungary has increased its dependence on Russian oil since 2021. It has also become highly dependent on Russian gas. https:/»»»

Tunis, March 23 (TAP) - The number of road traffic fatalities recorded since the beginning of the year through March 22 was up by 4.20% compared with the same period last year, with 248 deaths reported compared with 238 in 2025, according to the...»»»

Representatives of GERB met with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) mission which will observe the early parliamentary elections on April 19, 2026, the party’s press office said Monday. GERB representatives expressed serious concerns regarding the fairness and transpare»»»

Bulgaria's Constitutional Court on Monday decided to institute a case on a petition from Sofia City Court judge Ivo Hinov, who challenges the constitutionality of the voter disqualification of persons serving custodial sentences. Desislava Atanasova has been designated judge rapporteur for the case»»»

The International Committee of the Red Cross demanded Monday a halt to the "war on essential infrastructure" in the Middle East, warning of potential "irreversible consequences" including harm to nuclear facilities. "What we have seen in recent days in the Middle East risks reaching a point of no r»»»

Iran has not updated its official death toll figures for weeks, while human rights groups outside the country are struggling with chronic communication problems, meaning the number of people killed during the war remains largely unknown. The last time Iran's health ministry gave a full update about»»»

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Dubai: Air India and Air India Express will operate a combined 24 flights, both scheduled and non-scheduled, between India and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries on March 24, 2026. The airlines will run 10 additional non-scheduled flights to and from the UAE, subject to slot availability and »»»

Damascus, March 23 (SANA) – Arbitration is emerging as a key tool to strengthen Syria’s investment environment, offering faster and more flexible dispute resolution compared to traditional courts, and helping build trust between investors and local institutions. Legal experts say arbitration plays »»»

US President Donald Trump said Monday the US was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the country was eager for a deal to end the war. He also extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants, saying it has an additional five d»»»

Tunis, March 23 (TAP) - Tunindex closed Monday's session up 0.36% to 15,584.07 points with a modest volume of TND 7.1 million, said broker Tunisie Valeurs. ICF shares were the best performers after rising by 5.7% to TND 86.950, trading for TND...»»»

Poland’s financial sector is the most digitized in the EU, but this also increases exposure to cyber threats, according to a CSIRT KNF report. In 2025, fake investment scams dominated, accounting for over 96% of 41,751 fraudulent domains reported for blocking. Cybercriminals used social media, phis»»»

Pharmena has launched a new R&D platform, Synerixa, focused on developing innovative topical products. The platform enables parallel development of multiple projects at different stages and supports building a scalable portfolio in selected medical and specialist areas. Currently, two main projects»»»

Marvipol reported a consolidated net profit of PLN 58.17 million in 2025, up from PLN 31.72 million a year earlier. Operating profit rose to PLN 97.46 million from PLN 53.28 million, while revenues increased to PLN 547.7 million, marking a 19% annual growth. The company described its financial perf»»»

Europe’s automotive parts industry is losing ground to Asian competitors, with structural shifts happening faster than European firms can adapt. Since 2018, EU production has fallen by about 15%, while China’s output has surged nearly 40% to over $380 billion annually, more than double Europe’s lev»»»

The BBC has been accused of restricting Gaza war coverage and misleading the public in a case brought by five of its former Arabic journalists. The allegations emerged during a UK employment tribunal hearing, where the journalists accused the British state broadcaster of discrimination and unfair d»»»

The US has announced it is delaying power plant strikes after US-Iran talks – but Iran denies any negotiations took place. "Delaying the 48-hour ultimatum [Washington] gave Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is a strategic defeat," global energy expert Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh tells Sputnik, casting»»»

BusinessHungary's Russian oil reliance tests EU ban efforts: reportArthur SullivanA new report from the Center for the Study of Democracy, shared exclusively with DW, says that Hungary has increased its dependence on Russian oil since 2021. It has also become highly dependent on Russian gas. https:»»»

Abu Dhabi: Miral has announced that its latest expansion of Yas Waterworld Yas Island, Abu Dhabi will open to guests on 4th April 2026. The expansion marks the next stage of the waterpark’s Lost City theming expansion, building on Yas Waterworld’s story of The Legend of The Lost Pearl. The developm»»»

New cases of measles have been registered in Byala Slatina Municipality in Vratsa Region (Northwest Bulgaria), the Ministry of Health's press centre reported here on Monday. A total of 17 children have currently contracted measles. Since last week, nine cases have been laboratory-confirmed, while c»»»

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has denied and condemned claims that he leaked the details of EU meetings to Moscow. The allegations were reported by the Washington Post and Politico some three weeks prior to the Hungarian parliamentary election scheduled for April 12. On Friday, the WaP»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) announced on Monday the opening of applications for the third cohort of the Hamdan bin Mohammed Scholarship Programme for the 2026-27 academic year. Eligible students can apply through the ‘Emirati’ section on the Dubai Now app, with a»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Operations Center at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has carried out intensive inspection campaigns and responded to complaints and reports to safeguard consumer rights. The Ministry on Monday released statistics on its inspection campaigns, as well as the reports and »»»