Paris, France: The Large Hadron Collider has discovered a new particle, the 80th identified so far by the world's most powerful particle smasher, Europe's CERN physics laboratory announced Tuesday. The new particle has been named "Xi-cc-plus". Scientists hope the particle -- which is similar to a p»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem replies to fighters’ message: Your fight against US-Israeli aggression is one of the most ho»»»

An uneasy quiet has fallen on the streets of the usually bustling southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre. Israel has told civilians in the city – the fifth-largest in Lebanon and one of the oldest in the world – to leave their homes as its war with the Iran-backed Shia Muslim group Hezbollah intens»»»

The parliamentary labour and social policy committee adopted at first reading a bill amending and supplementing the Social Assistance Act, submitted by MP Denitsa Sacheva of GERB-UDF and a group of MPs on March 12. The bill was adopted with 13 votes in favor, with no against votes or abstentions. T»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Zionist Channel 12: 20 missiles were fired from Lebanon at Galilee, air defenses activated 17-03-2026 18:38 PM Latest News Urgent News Zion»»»

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US forces "no longer need" military help in the Iran war, after his calls for assistance from allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic were largely rebuffed. The American president has spent recent days griping about how world powers have so far »»»

Lebanon transferred more than 130 Syrian detainees to their home country on Tuesday, a Lebanese judicial official and Syrian state media said, as part of an agreement the two sides signed last month. Overcrowded Lebanese prisons host more than 2,200 Syrians held on various charges. Many are still a»»»

President Joseph Aoun made two phone calls Tuesday to Minister of National Defense Michel Menassa and Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal, offering his condolences for the death of three soldiers in the South as a result of an Israeli airstrike on the Zibdine-Nabatieh road. Aoun strongly condemn»»»

A senior US counterterrorism official resigned on Tuesday to protest the US-Israeli war against Iran and said the country posed no imminent threat to the United States. "I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran," Joseph Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center (»»»

Israel said on Tuesday it had killed Iran's security chief, the most senior figure targeted since the war's first day, while a senior Iranian official said the new supreme leader had rejected de-escalation offers conveyed by intermediary countries. Iran did not immediately comment on Israel's annou»»»

Dubai: If confirmed, the killing of Ali Larijani would mark one of the most consequential blows to Iran’s ruling system since the start of the war — and arguably even more destabilising than the loss of its supreme leader. Unlike Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose authority was ultimately rooted in his »»»

Drivers buy gas at a Shell station in Palo Alto, Calif., on Friday. California has the highest average gas and diesel prices in the United States as oil prices surge amid the war in Iran. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo March 17 (UPI) -- U.S. gasoline prices have surged by 27% and diesel»»»

In the final decades of the Cold War, South America briefly appeared poised to join the ranks of regions developing indigenous missile technology. Argentina and Brazil pursued ambitious programs that combined domestic research with extensive international cooperation, aiming to establish strategic »»»

US-German billionaire Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies, is holding a controversial series of lectures on the Antichrist in Rome this week, prompting criticism from Vatican-linked officials and institutions, according to multiple media reports. Thiel continues to face sc»»»

On 12 February in the French city of Lyon, a young man was killed in a political street brawl that escalated very badly. While terrible every time it happens, his death was, unfortunately, not unprecedented. Usually, it would result in grief among the victim’s family and friends as well as a crimin»»»

Three more criminal groups that used phone scams to prey on vulnerable people have been broken on the southern island of Crete and in northern Greece, including one that targeted the same person three times, police said Tuesday. Three people have been arrested, and warrants have been issued against»»»

Hanoi: Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam HE Pham Minh Chinh met on Tuesday with Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Vietnam HE Khalid bin Ali Abdullah Abel. The meeting reviewed cooperation relations between the two countries.»»»

1 of 2 | Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent, left, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Operations Director of the National Security Branch at the FBI Michael Glasheen are sworn-in during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on Dec. 11. Kent posted hi»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Northern Command chief Gen. Gregory Guillot said on Tuesday that Russia possesses the greatest capabilities among US "adversaries." "Russia remains the adversary with the greatest capability and capacity to threaten North America today," Guillot said in a statement prepare»»»

The UAE has strongly condemned the destabilising terrorist plot that targeted the State of Kuwait, commending the vigilance and effectiveness of its security services, which successfully dismantled a Hezbollah-affiliated terrorist cell that was planning to undermine security and stability and recru»»»

TRIESTE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Tuesday Serbia had an interest in the Western Balkans joining the Schengen area as soon as possible as that would mean considerably fewer political and ethnic tensions in the region. Speaking to reporters in Trieste, where he is attending the 30th anniversa»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States no longer needs nor desires the assistance of NATO member states to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict with Iran, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, claiming that Washington never required help. "The United States has been informed by most of»»»

PPC Renewables Romania is the first company in the energy sector in Romania to modernize and fully equip a teaching laboratory within the Faculty of Automation and Computers of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest. The laboratory was equipped with modern equipment for projects in the field of In»»»

BusinessGlobal issuesIran war: Why gold prices are not soaringDirk KaufmannGold is typically seen as a safe haven, especially in times of war and other crises. Notwithstanding the ongoing war in Iran, the price is steady. What's driving the stability? https://p.dw.com/p/5AULKGold is likely to remai»»»

London: British luxury carmaker Bentley on Tuesday said it plans to cut 275 jobs as it navigates tough market conditions and the transition to electric vehicles. The reduction of roughly six percent of its workforce comes as Bentley, owned by Germany's Volkswagen, reported a sharp fall in operating»»»

Dubai: A 43-year-old expatriate from Kerala, India has struck it lucky in Big Ticket’s first weekly e-draw for the month of March. Shajil Sulaiman has brought joy not just to himself but to a close-knit group of 10 participants who have been trying their luck together for years. He has lived and wo»»»

Sharjah: A moderate fire that broke out at a commercial centre in Industrial Area 6 on Tuesday was swiftly contained by emergency response teams, authorities said. Stay updated: Get the latest faster by downloading the Gulf News app now - it's completely free. Click here for Apple or here for Andro»»»

The Trump administration's top official on counterterrorism has resigned from his position, citing opposition to the war in Iran, and urged the president to "reverse course". In a letter posted on Tuesday to his X account, National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent said that Iran posed "no »»»

Muscat: Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi met today with his Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan, during his visit to Muscat. Al Busaidi and Mirzoyan discussed bilateral friendship and cooperation between the two countries, as well as avenues for advancing them in a variety of doma»»»

The director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, which advises both US President Donald Trump and the director of national intelligence on “terror” threats, has resigned over the war with Iran. In a resignation letter posted on X, Joe Kent said he could not “in good conscience” support the »»»

An arrested sign is seen before a press conference at the Department of Justice Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4. The FBI arrested Brian Cole of Virginia who is believed to be responsible for placing pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic party headquarters the night before the»»»

Women chat in Havana on Monday. Cuba's national electrical grid has suffered a total collapse after a three-month halt in foreign oil shipments. Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA March 17 (UPI) -- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck eastern Cuba early Tuesday, hours after the island's national power g»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Iranian Intelligence Ministry said on Tuesday that it had seized hundreds of Starlink satellite internet devices that it believes were sent to the Islamic Republic by the United States and Israel. "Hundreds of Starlink devices sent by the American-Zionist enemy have been disc»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, currently deployed in the Middle East, is set to return next week to a NATO naval base on Crete, Greek newspaper eKathimerini reported on Tuesday, citing a source. The vessel is expected to return for refueling and possibly also for a »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States was not prepared for the scale of an Iranian drone threat it has faced in the region after launching a military campaign against the Islamic Republic, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing sources. The key obstacle was Congress, which did not support accelerating »»»

In practice, investment screening has become a nearly unavoidable phase in the structure of transactions in strategic sectors. Romania’s foreign direct investments (FDI) screening regime is entering a stage of maturation following the amendments introduced by the Romanian Government on 13 March. By»»»

BusinessGlobal issuesWho holds the biggest strategic oil reserves?Nik MartinIran's effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed dozens of countries to tap their emergency oil stockpiles. But what exactly are strategic reserves, and who holds the world's biggest crisis-ready supplies? https»»»

Washington: Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war. Kent said on social media that Ir»»»

Germany, Spain, Italy, and France—along with non-NATO members Japan and South Korea—are hesitant to participate in the US-led maritime operation in the Strait of Hormuz “due to the uncertainty on the battlefield,” says Hasan Selim Ozertem, a Turkish-based political analyst interviewed by Sputnik. T»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Joseph Kent on Tuesday announced his decision to step down as director of the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) because of his disapproval of the US military operation against Iran. "After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the »»»

A federal judge on Monday blocked the US government from making sweeping changes to childhood immunisations, in a blow to Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr's agenda. Since taking office a year ago, Kennedy has sought to change and loosen vaccine regulations, including slashing the number of reco»»»

London: The British health minister on Tuesday described a deadly outbreak of meningitis linked to a venue as "unprecedented" after two students died and 13 people were hospitalised. Health Minister Wes Streeting told parliament that the outbreak was "rapidly developing situation" with the number o»»»

What began as a one-man operation in a Stuttgart workshop in 1926 has since become a global standard for battery- and gasoline-powered equipment in forestry, landscaping and residential use. The family-owned company STIHL, rooted in the tradition of gasoline-powered products, consciously pursues a »»»

Israel says Iran's top security official, Ali Larijani, and the head of the paramilitary Basij force, Gholamreza Soleimani, have been killed in Israeli air strikes. "Larijani and the Basij commander were eliminated last night and have joined Khamenei, the head of the annihilation programme, along w»»»

Dubai: Flights across the UAE resumed almost immediately after a brief airspace closure earlier in the day, as authorities moved swiftly to restore operations following heightened regional tensions. Stay updated: Get the latest faster by downloading the Gulf News app - it's completely free. Click h»»»

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he requested intervention by U.S. President Donald Trump to prevent an escalation of the conflict with Ecuador. File Photo by Carlos Ortega/EPA March 17 (UPI) -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro said authorities found an active explosive device near the borde»»»

Specialists at Tyumen Medical University created a VR program for post-stroke rehabilitation. A new virtual reality program for rehabilitating patients after an ischemic stroke has been developed by specialists at Tyumen State Medical University in Russia. Using this program together with a robotic»»»

Vienna, March 17 (SANA) Governor of the Central Bank of Syria Abdulkader Husrieh met President of the Arab-Austrian Chamber of Commerce Werner Fasslabend in Vienna to discuss strengthening economic and financial cooperation. The meeting, held at the chamber’s headquarters, focused on expanding trad»»»

During a meeting in Brussels as part of the Foreign Affairs Council, Minister Nadezhda Neynsky held talks with the US Permanent Representative to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, focusing on the escalating situation in Iran and condemning Tehran’s attacks across the Middle East. Both sides underlined the im»»»

Threats from Israeli officials to unleash Gaza-level destruction on Lebanon are "wholly unacceptable", the U.N. said Tuesday, and warned that "deliberately attacking civilians or civilian objects amounts to a war crime". Israel has stepped up strikes and deployed ground troops to its northern neigh»»»