Abu Dhabi: A public relations manager has been ordered by an Abu Dhabi labour court to repay more than Dh290,000 to his former employer after being found to have misused company funds entrusted to him for business transactions. The Abu Dhabi Labour Court of First Instance ruled that the employee mu»»»

The historic site of Petrova Niva, located in Southeast Bulgaria, has been turned into a logging area, Malко Tarnovo Mayor Iliyan Yanchev wrote on his official Facebook page. He posted photos and videos showing trucks loaded with harvested timber traveling along the road leading to the site. Accord»»»

The Pentagon on Thursday reportedly shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone near El Paso, Texas. File Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The Department of Defense shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, Democratic House lawmakers said Thursday, prompting the »»»

The United States and Iran made progress in talks over Tehran's nuclear program on Thursday, mediator Oman said, but hours of negotiation ended with no sign of a breakthrough that could avert potential US strikes amid a massive military buildup. The two sides plan to resume negotiations soon after »»»

New York mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Donald Trump agreed to release a Columbia University student detained by ICE after he raised her case during White House discussions. Also Read: Nationwide 'ICE Out' protests sweep US against Trump administration's immigration policiesArrest sparks outra»»»

The National Assembly will hold its first regular parliamentary question time with the participation of the caretaker Government, according to the legislature's agenda for this week. Caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov and ministers of Finance Georgi Klisurski, of Foreign Affairs Nadezhda Neynski»»»

Dubai: Dubai gold prices resumed their upward march on Friday morning, adding fresh pressure on shoppers and investors already navigating one of the strongest bullion rallies in decades. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.At 8.30 am, the price of 24-karat gold rose to Dh6»»»

Abu Dhabi: A bank in Abu Dhabi has lost its attempt to recover nearly Dh950,000 from a borrower and her guarantor after a court found it had failed to follow central bank rules designed to safeguard customers. The Abu Dhabi Commercial Court of First Instance dismissed the claim, ruling that the len»»»

Anthropic has said it will not back down in a fight with the US Department of Defense (DoD) over how its artificial intelligence (AI) technology is used. The firm's chief executive Dario Amodei said on Thursday that his company would rather not work with the Pentagon than agree to uses of its tech »»»

Dubai: A Dubai judicial committee has ruled in favour of dozens of property purchasers in a long-running Falcon City of Wonders dispute, cancelling attachment and enforcement procedures imposed on multiple residential plots and confirming the buyers’ ownership after finding the properties were acqu»»»

Samsung’s development of a solid-state battery using silver as a core material could prove a disruptive moment for the electric vehicle industry, with potentially significant implications for global silver demand. The Sout»»»

Cuba has vowed to counter any further armed incursions after its border guards shot dead four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speedboat whose occupants opened fire on a patrol vessel off the country's northern coastline, an episode that threatens to deepen the already stra»»»

Cuba has vowed to counter any further armed incursions after its border guards shot dead four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speedboat whose occupants opened fire on a patrol vessel off the country's northern coastline, an episode that threatens to deepen the already stra»»»

Cuba has vowed to counter any further armed incursions after its border guards shot dead four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speedboat whose occupants opened fire on a patrol vessel off the country's northern coastline, an episode that threatens to deepen the already stra»»»

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended the second and final of his state visit to Israel on February 26, 2026, according to a report by All India Radio. During his visit a delegation of Israeli officials was in New»»»

Samsung’s development of a solid-state battery using silver as a core material could prove a disruptive moment for the electric vehicle industry, with potentially significant implications for global silver demand. The Sout»»»

Samsung’s development of a solid-state battery using silver as a core material could prove a disruptive moment for the electric vehicle industry, with potentially significant implications for global silver demand. The Sout»»»

Morning rush hour is gradually building on most main and internal roads in Sharjah and Dubai, according to Google Maps live data. Al Ittihad Road (E11), the main route connecting the two emirates, is heavily congested from Al Nahda in Sharjah all the way to Dubai Police General Headquarters. On She»»»

The Republican head of the US Ovesight Committee making the journey with the rest of his panel from Washington to the sleepy Hudson Valley suburb of Chappaqua, New York, home of former US president Bill Clinton who will testify Friday over relations with Jeffrey Epstein. First, his wife - former Se»»»

Hillary Clinton used her forced appearance Thursday before a Republican-led panel probing Jeffrey Epstein to go on the offensive by demanding President Donald Trump testify about his own links to the sex offender. Clinton told the congressional committee she had no information about Epstein's crime»»»

The new round of negotiations in Geneva comes after the US carried out a massive military build-up in the region and President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to strike Iran if a deal is not reached. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon tells us more.»»»

When US and Iranian negotiators meet on Thursday (February 26) in Geneva, Iran's top security chief Ali Larijani will be Tehran's key player behind the scenes.»»»

Iran and the United States were holding another round of indirect talks in Geneva on Thursday (February 26) to try to reach a deal on Tehran's nuclear program and potentially avert another war as the United States gathers a massive fleet of aircraft and warships in the Middle East.»»»

Israel's ambassador to France Joshua Zarka told FRANCE 24 that he "doubts" a diplomatic solution with Iran is achievable, calling for regime change in Tehran. He also said that Palestinian militant group Hamas has "no intention whatsoever of disarming" and denied accusations that Israel is pursuing»»»

What would it take for Donald Trump to call off air strikes against an Iran that’s told Omani mediators that it sees a pathway to compromise over its nuclear program? We’ll delve into where the veteran Tehran's team of veteran negotiators can entice US envoy Steve Witkoff whose red lines sometimes »»»