Doha, Qatar: Weather inshore until 6am on Wednesday will be partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered rain, thundery at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily report, on March 24, 2026 warning of thundery rain associated with strong winds and poor horizontal visibility. Offshore, it wi»»»

TradeEuropeWho wins what in the EU's new trade deal with Australia?Marie SinaSqueezed by Trump's tariffs and China's industrial muscle, the EU and Australia bury old trade disputes to finalize a long-delayed free trade deal. https://p.dw.com/p/5B1Z2The EU and Australia also agreed to boost access t»»»

Oil traders placed more than half a billion dollars in bets minutes before US President Donald Trump announced “productive” talks with Iran on Monday, the Financial Times has reported. A burst of activity followed by a sharp price drop has raised questions about possible advance knowledge among mar»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Operation Eaten Straw: Hezbollah Executes Coordinated Hits on Key Israeli Targets 24-03-2026 17:31 PM Screenshot from a video showing Hezbo»»»

The Taliban has freed an American citizen after more than a year in captivity, amid pressure from President Donald Trump's administration. Dennis Walter Coyle, 64, who was living in Afghanistan working as a language researcher, according to his family, was arrested in January 2025. In a statement p»»»

President Joseph Aoun reiterated Tuesday the government's commitment to Hezbollah disarmament, saying that "Lebanon cannot wage the wars of others on its soil". "There is no turning back on the government's decisions," Aoun said, adding that "war could have been avoided had Israel responded to call»»»

Abu Dhabi: Rain is expected to continue across the UAE until Friday after two days of heavy downpours and thunderstorms brought some of the most significant rainfall of the season, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The unsettled weather, driven by strong convective cloud format»»»

Bulgaria stands out as one of Iran's key trading partners within the European Union, particularly among its Eastern European members, according to BGNES. In overall trade with Iran, Bulgaria ranked seventh in 2025, with a total trade volume of 172.2 million euros, trailing only behind Germany, Ital»»»

1 of 5 | US President Donald Trump speaks with Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense and John D. Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before boarding Marine One in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday. Trump temporarily waived a century-old shipping mandate to lower the cost of transporting oil, gas»»»

Skopje, 23 March 2026 (MIA) - The price of Eurodiesel (D-E V) is set to rise by Mden 3.5 per liter as of Monday midnight, while gasoline prices will remain unchanged, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has said. The new retail price of Eurodiesel BS (D-E V) will be Mden 95.5 per liter. A liter »»»

Manila: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of "national energy emergency" on Tuesday, citing risks to the domestic fuel supply and energy stability created by the Middle East conflict. The state of emergency was declared just hours after the country's energy secretary said the P»»»

Dubai: President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States and Iran have discussed a “15-point” framework to end the war has sparked intense curiosity — and confusion — as neither Washington nor Tehran has revealed what those points actually are. Tehran has even denied that any talks are taking p»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday discussed with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, including the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said. "President Donald Trump just spoke with Prime Minister Modi.»»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the country can pose a credible nuclear threat to the US as opposed to being a target for American attempts to project power. Speaking during a policy address to newly elected lawmakers on Monday, Kim emphasized the role of nuclear weapons in ensuring nation»»»

Bulgargaz has defended its previously submitted proposal for a 5% rise in natural gas prices for April before the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, with CEO Veselin Sinabov stressing that there is currently no justification for any further increases. Sinabov noted that significantly higher ga»»»

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian parliamentary committee on defence and interior affairs Milovan Drecun said on Tuesday the 1999 bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) had been the strongest successful attempt of violating the UN Charter and international law, and noted that the prec»»»

Israeli troops will control a large swathe of southern Lebanon as part of their campaign against Hezbollah, Defence Minister Israel Katz says. Katz told said troops would establish a security zone up to the Litani River, about 30km (19 miles) from the Lebanon-Israel border and displaced residents w»»»

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Australian Parliament in Canberra on Tuesday after addressing a joint session of both houses. Photo by Lukas Coch/EPA March 24 (UPI) -- The European Union finalized a landmark $9 billion free tr»»»

March 23 (UPI) -- A small Texas town called Bug Tussle is no longer receiving new road signs from the Department of Transportation due to rampant thefts. Local officials said more than 70 Bug Tussle road signs have been stolen over the years by thieves who apparently appreciated the town's unusual »»»

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates defense systems have engaged multiple projectiles, the country's defense ministry has announced amid escalating regional tensions. A ministry statement on Tuesday said five ballistic missiles and 17 drones launched from Iran were successfully intercepted. The min»»»

Capitals, March 24 (SANA) Countries worldwide are taking emergency and precautionary measures to absorb the impact of the US–Israeli–Iranian war on the global economy, as energy prices surge following Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on Gulf oil and gas facilities. Japan Turns to »»»

BELGRADE- Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic said on Tuesday the conditions were in place for introducing 75-day compulsory military service and that a decision on whether that would happen in December this year or March next year depended on global developments. In an appearance on K1 TV, Ga»»»

A damaged apartment following an overnight Israeli airstrike targeted a building in Bshamoun, southeast of Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said more than 1,030 people have been killed and 2,800 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since the start of re»»»

Within days of the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Quds Force officers began arriving in Iraq to oversee “attrition operations” and establish a support command for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The move reflects contingency planning for possible escalation inside Tehran. At the sam»»»

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian parliamentary committee on defence and interior affairs Milovan Drecun said on Tuesday the 1999 bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) had been the strongest successful attempt of violating the UN Charter and international law, and noted that the prec»»»

Kyrgyzstan is introducing new methods for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in children, using urine and stool samples. Deputy Minister of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic Gulbara Ishenapysova announced at a press conference. According to her, the introduction of new technologies and methodologies is parti»»»

The UAE air defence systems on March 24, 2026, engaged 5 ballistic missiles and 17 UAVs launched from Iran. Since the onset of the blatant Iranian aggression, UAE air defences have engaged 357 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,806 UAVs. These attacks have resulted in the martyrdom of 2 m»»»

North Korea will never relinquish its status as a nuclear-armed state, state media reported leader Kim Jong-un as saying on Tuesday. Speaking after his reappointment to head the State Affairs Commission, Kim called the policy "irreversible" and vowed to intensify efforts against what he described a»»»

Apparent US-Israeli airstrikes hit a headquarters of Iraq's Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and a residence belonging to its leader on Tuesday, an escalation of US-Israeli strikes on one of Tehran's main regional allies. PMF leader Falih al-Fayadh was not present when his residence wa»»»

Share: Photo Mourners carry the coffin of Saad al-Baiji, the Popular Mobilisation Forces’ Anbar operations commander, who was killed in airstrikes that targeted a PMF site in Iraq’s western Anbar province, during his funeral, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad Apparent U.S.-Israel»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on March 23 that secret “strong talks” with Tehran are already underway via intermediators, as the US seeks an off-ramp to end the war and floats a 15-point plan. “We have had very, very s»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on March 23 that secret “strong talks” with Tehran are already underway via intermediators, as the US seeks an off-ramp to end the war and floats a 15-point plan. “We have had very, very s»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on March 23 that secret “strong talks” with Tehran are already underway via intermediators, as the US seeks an off-ramp to end the war and floats a 15-point plan. “We have had very, very s»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on March 23 that secret “strong talks” with Tehran are already underway via intermediators, as the US seeks an off-ramp to end the war and floats a 15-point plan. “We have had very, very s»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on March 23 that secret “strong talks” with Tehran are already underway via intermediators, as the US seeks an off-ramp to end the war and floats a 15-point plan. “We have had very, very s»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on March 23 that secret “strong talks” with Tehran are already underway via intermediators, as the US seeks an off-ramp to end the war and floats a 15-point plan. “We have had very, very s»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on March 23 that secret “strong talks” with Tehran are already underway via intermediators, as the US seeks an off-ramp to end the war and floats a 15-point plan. “We have had very, very s»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on March 23 that secret “strong talks” with Tehran are already underway via intermediators, as the US seeks an off-ramp to end the war and floats a 15-point plan. “We have had very, very s»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on March 23 that secret “strong talks” with Tehran are already underway via intermediators, as the US seeks an off-ramp to end the war and floats a 15-point plan. “We have had very, very s»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on March 23 that secret “strong talks” with Tehran are already underway via intermediators, as the US seeks an off-ramp to end the war and floats a 15-point plan. “We have had very, very s»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on March 23 that secret “strong talks” with Tehran are already underway via intermediators, as the US seeks an off-ramp to end the war and floats a 15-point plan. “We have had very, very s»»»

US President Donald Trump claimed on March 23 that secret “strong talks” with Tehran are already underway via intermediators, as the US seeks an off-ramp to end the war and floats a 15-point plan. “We have had very, very s»»»

Dubai: Just days after declaring that a ceasefire made no sense while the United States was “obliterating” its adversary, President Donald Trump is now talking up the prospect of a deal with Iran — a dramatic shift that is raising hopes of de-escalation even as doubts swirl over how real the diplom»»»

Dubai: Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd has signed agreements for new long-term, unsecured revolving credit facilities worth $2.8 billion, increasing its total revolving credit capacity to approximately $4 billion. The new facilities replace an existing $1.4 billion facility and have a maturity»»»

Iranian media reported on Tuesday that Israeli-US strikes targeted two gas facilities and a pipeline, hours after US President Donald Trump stepped back from his threat to attack power infrastructure. "As part of the ongoing attacks carried out by the Zionist and American enemy, the gas administrat»»»

Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan Damir Osmonov visited the village of Novopokrovka in Issyk-Ata district of Chui region as part of a working visit. According to the ministry’s press center, during his visit, the minister inspected the progress of the major renovation of a former hospital building, »»»

The mayor of Tel Aviv said a "direct strike" damaged a building on Tuesday after an Iranian missile attack warning, as Israeli first responders said they had treated four people for light injuries. The strike in an upscale neighborhood in the north of the Israeli coastal city tore open the facade o»»»

Lawyers for the ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro are expected to push for the dismissal of his drug trafficking charges when he appears in a New York court Thursday. The Manhattan hearing comes as Washington cautiously warms ties with Caracas, with the question of who will pay the legal f»»»

Manila: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned that grounding planes due to jet fuel shortages from the US-Israel war on Iran is a "distinct possibility." Several countries have refused to refuel Philippine airlines, forcing carriers to load extra fuel for round trips, severely impacting long-haul f»»»