Nairobi, March 14 (SANA) The CEO of the Regional Association of Energy Regulators in East and Southern Africa, Geoffrey Aori, warned that continued fuel shortages caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran could reduce economic growth in Africa by up to three percentage points. AFP reported Aori as sayin»»»

Stephanie Baker had been celebrating her birthday with friends at a bar on Palm Jumeirah - Dubai's iconic man-made palm-shaped island lined with luxury hotels and beach clubs. But as the group stepped outside to head to another nearby venue, something unusual streaked across the night sky. Moments »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar reporter: Hezbollah fighters target Israeli tanks attempting to advance in Khiam town, South Lebanon, forcing them to back off 14-»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe At 21:45 on Friday, March 13, 2026, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted the Ain Shemer base (a missile air defense base) located 75 km»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Al-Manar reporter: Israeli enemy targets Aitaroun border town with artillery shells after 2-hour clashes with Resistance fighters in the to»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe As part of Al-Quds Day operations, at 22:15 on Friday, March 13, 2026, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy ar»»»

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IRGC announced that the 47th Wave of Operation True Promise 4 struck Zionist targets in south of occupied Palestine in addition to Udeid US military base in Qatar. In honor of the martyrs Nasirzadeh and Shamkhani, IRGC targeted locations in the Negev Desert, Beersheba, Nowaim, the city of Lod, Koma»»»

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Like many exiled Iranian Kurds, Shaho Bloori, 53, hears the call of home from both the living and the dead. Two of his sisters remain in Iran, and 18 of his relatives lie buried there, killed by the regime. That includes one of his brothers, who he tells us is "forever young" - a protest singer, ex»»»

The trial has opened in the Polish capital, Warsaw, of five men suspected of involvement in sending parcels containing a liquid high explosive to the UK and Poland on behalf of Russian intelligence. The men, who are Ukrainian and Russian citizens, have been charged with participating in an act of t»»»

1 of 2 | A damaged building stands in the Dubai International Financial Center. The damage was caused by debris from the interception of an Iranian drone attack in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday. Those in the UAE are being warned not to take photos or videos of damage or they could be charged »»»

Abu Dhabi: Majalis Abu Dhabi at the Citizens and Community Affairs Office of the Presidential Court, in cooperation with Creative Lab, has opened submissions for the “Family in Frame Award”, a nationwide photography competition aimed at highlighting the importance of family ties and shared values i»»»

March 13 (UPI) -- An Australian businessman was found guilty Friday of selling information to two people believed to be Chinese spies. Alexander Csergo, 59, was convicted of reckless foreign interference in a Sydney court after compiling reports for two people he knew as Ken and Evelyn in Shanghai »»»

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Israel has rebuffed a historic offer of direct talks from Lebanon, deeming it too little too late from a government that shares its goal of disarming Hezbollah but cannot act against the heavily armed Lebanese group without risking a civil war. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun expressed the state's w»»»

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Dubai: India has announced an extension of visas and a waiver of overstay penalties for foreign nationals, including those from the Gulf countries, who find themselves stranded in the country due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The Indian Consulate in Dubai on Friday shared the decisions, whi»»»

Tunis, March 13 (TAP) – The weather on Friday night will be marked by passing clouds over most regions, sometimes becoming dense in the north and centre and locally in the south.According to the National Institute of Meteorology, scattered rain is...»»»

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau called for a strengthening of supply chains between the United States and Chile. File Photo by Luis Gandarillas/EPA SANTIAGO, Chile, March 13 (UPI) -- The United States and Chile have signed a declaration to establish consultations on critical miner»»»

ARANDJELOVAC - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday a letter Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church had sent to the presidents of the USA and Russia and to the Vatican to call on them to help prevent Pristina's so-called law on foreigners from entering into force on March 1»»»

Citizens staged a peaceful protest in front of the Palace of Justice in Sofia demanding that the truth be revealed about the Petrohan-Okolchitsa case. The event was organized by Ralitsa Asenova, mother of Nikolay Zlatkov, one of the victims, together with relatives and friends of the other victims.»»»

Companies will now be able to deduct an additional 25% of their research and development (R&D) expenses for tax purposes, after the National Assembly adopted on second reading amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act, the Association for Innovation, Business Excellence, Services and Technology (A»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Meteorology Department has warned of expected poor horizontal visibility later tonight due to mist and fog in some areas. In its daily weather report published on Friday, March 13, 2026, the department said the inshore weather until 6am on Saturday will be relatively cold wit»»»

Lisbon: Portugal announced Friday it was renewing a temporary cut to fuel taxes to limit the impact of the soaring price of oil due to conflict in the Middle East. The government said the cut would apply to petrol as well as diesel. "Taking into account the evolution of fuel prices, the government »»»

If oil prices hang around $120, it increases the chance of default going down the line, financial analyst Syed Javed Hassan says. Pakistan is heavily dependent on energy imports, but that is not the whole problem, Pakistani financial analyst and former chairman of the Economic Advisory Group, Syed »»»

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is likely to sign a voter ID law passed by the state's legislature that could disenfranchise thousands in the state. File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo March 13 (UPI) -- Florida's legislature has passed a voter registration law similar to the Safeguard American V»»»

BELGRADE - In a letter sent on Friday, Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church called on Pope Leo XIV, Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump and other major European and world leaders to use their authority to get Pristina to halt the enforcement of an extremely dis»»»

President Joseph Aoun said Friday he had not received a response to his offer to negotiate directly with Israel to try to halt its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian sup»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump claimed on Friday the Pentagon has "virtually unlimited" stocks of ammunition allowing the military to continue operations against Iran for as long as required. "We're hitting them very hard. We have unlimited ammunition ... We have virtually unlimit»»»

A Thessaloniki woman was convicted Friday of domestic violence after a court heard that she – with the assistance of her older son – assaulted her daughter and cut her hair off after the teenager disappeared for hours and came home after midnight. The 33-year-old woman received a 22-month prison se»»»

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the 2026 budget for the Office of the Trade Representative in December. His department just announced investigations into 60 economies for allowing trade from countries with forced labor. File Photo »»»

Abu Dhabi: The President of the United Arab Emirates, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed regional developments during a phone call on Friday with HM King Abdullah II of Jordan. The two leaders reviewed the escalating military conflict and its serious repercussions, which threaten the s»»»

The Trump administration doubled down on efforts to prevent the rising cost of oil becoming a full blown oil price shock by temporarily relaxing sanctions prohibiting the sale of Russian oil. Under a 30-day waiver, countries will now be able to buy oil currently aboard tankers, provided it was load»»»

WizzAir will open flight routes from Varna, on the Black Sea, to Barcelona, Athens, Paris Beauvais, Debrecen and Gdansk from June 15, Fraport Twin Star Airport Management said on Friday. Thus, the number of destinations WizzAir will operate from Varna Airport in the summer will increase to 23, note»»»

In the final quarter of 2025, farm gate prices for agricultural products across the European Union declined by nearly 1.9% compared to the same period in 2024, according to Eurostat. This follows a period of steady increases in the first three quarters of the year. Bulgaria, however, saw a slight r»»»

Doha, Qatar: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said its air defence systems intercepted seven ballistic missiles and 27 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from Iran on Friday, March 13, 2026 as regional tensions continue to escalate. According to the UAE Ministry of Defence, since the onset of w»»»

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India has increased domestic cooking gas production by 30 per cent and has sufficient fuel stocks to meet demand despite supply worries triggered by tensions in West Asia, the government said on Friday. At an inter-ministerial briefing in New Delhi, officials from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natu»»»

Top Iranian officials including the president and top security official defied the Israeli aggression on Tehran and made public appearance during a rally marking International Al-Quds Day. Iranians were seen taking photos with President Masoud Pezeshkian as he joined Al-Quds Day rally in Tehran, wh»»»

Real estate investment platform stock.estate announces it has surpassed €6 million in total funded capital, after investors contributed more than €2 million over the past two months through projects listed on the platform. This accelerated funding pace marks the strongest start to a year in the com»»»

Parliament Friday voted to instruct the caretaker Cabinet to submit a bill of ratification of Bulgaria's accession to President Trump's Board of Peace. The resolution was backed by 100 MPs - from GERB-UDF, MRF - New Beginning and There Is Such a people, and five unaffiliated MPs. 54 MPs from Contin»»»

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Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s air defence systems intercepted seven ballistic missiles and 27 drones on 13 March 2026, all of which were launched from Iran, according to the Ministry of Defence. The ministry said that since the start of the Iranian attacks, UAE air defences have dealt with a total of 285 ba»»»

Total Energies announced yesterday the restart of production at the Mabruk oil field in Libya, in which the Company holds an interest of 37.5%. The Mabruk field is located onshore, in concession C17, around 130 km south of Sirte. Production from the field was stopped in 2015 during Libya’s civil wa»»»

Several reliable Arabic language Libyan media sites reported last Wednesday (11 March) that the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Ageela Saleh, has now reversed his decision to impose the controversial import tax on some goods. The media sources say Saleh has now communicated the rever»»»

A row of U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft lined up at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport on February 27, the day before Israel and United States launched their airborne offensive against Iran. Photo by Jim Hollander/UPI | License Photo March 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. military »»»

Jakarta: An April summit of the D-8 bloc of Muslim-majority developed countries that includes Iran has been postponed due to the regional tension in the Middle East, host Indonesia said Friday. No new date was announced for the meeting that was to have stretched over four days, culminating in a lea»»»