Dubai: A string of unusually timed oil trades totalling over $1 billion is drawing scrutiny from U.S. regulators and lawmakers, after they were placed just before major war-related announcements that sent global prices sharply lower. These were not routine trades. They were large, high-risk predict»»»

The leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), Delyan Peevski, thanked his supporters after the end of election day in a statement distributed by the party’s press office. MRF is expected to have 20 to 25 seats in the next Parliament, according to the parallel count, down from 29 in the »»»

Manchester, United Kingdom: Pep Guardiola said that Manchester City's vital 2-1 victory over Arsenal has only given his side "hope" in the Premier League title race as they look to hunt down the Gunners. City are three points behind the leaders but have a game in hand and would go top for the first»»»

AMMAN — Around 145 private-sector companies have adopted the flexible work system introduced under Articles 2 and 140 of Labour Law No. (8) of 1996, integrating it into their internal policies during 2025 and 2026, including 45 companies in 2026 alone, the Ministry of Labour reported.Secretary-Gene»»»

The US has seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to pierce the American naval blockade around Iran, President Donald Trump has announced. DETAILS TO FOLLOW»»»

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launched on Sunday morning with the AST SpaceMobile BlueBird-7 satellite on board from Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was Blue Origin's third New Glenn launch but its first attempt at launching a previously flown booster. Photo b»»»

The leaders of Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) held a briefing for the media, following the announcement of the first results from polling agencies on the early parliamentary elections. "Bulgarian citizens came out, voted, and left GERB and Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) i»»»

Egypt’s real estate market continues to demonstrate resilience despite ongoing regional uncertainty, according to Savills Egypt. While geopolitical tensions persist, market activity remains largely unaffected, with developers maintaining project pipelines and demand holding steady. Savills notes th»»»

Wadi Degla Developments recorded total sales of EGP 5.6bn in 2025, alongside the delivery of 1,500 residential units, maintaining a steady execution pace of around three units per day. This marks the third consecutive year the company has sustained this delivery rate, standing out in a market where»»»

Madaar Developments has officially launched its latest residential project, The Hillage, in the heart of Sheikh Zayed City, positioning it as one of the final prime land opportunities in the area. The project comes with total investments exceeding EGP 15bn and introduces a boutique, low-density com»»»

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has reaffirmed Egypt’s full support for Kuwait’s security and stability, rejecting any violation of its sovereignty and stressing that the security of Kuwait and other Arab states is integral to Egypt’s national security. According to the Egyptian presidency, »»»

The US has renewed a sanctions exemption allowing Russian crude and petroleum products already loaded onto tankers to be delivered and sold freely, the US Treasury Department has announced. The move came despite a pledge by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made two days prior that the waiver would »»»

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has called on the EU to resume imports of Russian oil and gas, arguing that the bloc should prioritize energy security. The war in the Middle East has exacerbated Europe’s energy crisis, as disruptions to navigation through the Strait of Hormuz – a key r»»»

MOSCOW, April 19 (Sputnik) - Iran has refused to participate in the second round of negotiations with the United States, Iran's IRNA news agency reported Sunday. Earlier in the day, Donald Trump said his representatives were heading to Islamabad to take part in a new round of negotiations on Iran.S»»»

GERB leader Boyko Borissov, in a Facebook post, following the announcement of the first results from polling agencies on the early parliamentary elections, thanked voters for their support for the party and congratulated the election winner. GERB would not take part in coalitions or alliances that »»»

Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester City are breathing down Arsenal's necks after Erling Haaland's strike beat the Gunners 2-1 on Sunday to land a potentially decisive blow in the Premier League title race. Pep Guardiola's men close to within three points of the leaders and have a game in hand w»»»

Argentine President Javier Milei declared Sunday that the joint US-Israel war against Iran was the "right thing to do", as he signed on to the so-called Isaac Accords aimed at deepening bilateral ties between Israel and Latin American countries. Making his third visit to Israel as president, Milei »»»

Canada's close ‌ties to the United States were once a strength but have become a weakness, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday, in a video message to his country in which he also praised the heroism of military leaders who fought against US invasion more than two centuries ago. Holding up a s»»»

Russia stands ready to help remove Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, Aleksey Likhachev, CEO of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has said. Tehran’s nuclear program remains a key sticking point in talks with Washington. US President Donald Trump has demanded that Iran dismantle its nuc»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe IRNA: Reports published about a second round of negotiations in Islamabad are false; US-sourced reports are part of a media game of “blame »»»

Eight people died -- all children -- and two adult women were injured in a mass shooting early Sunday morning in Shreveport, La. File Photo by Justin Lane/EPA-EFE April 19 (UPI) -- Eight children were killed, and two more injured, in a mass shooting in Louisiana on Sunday morning that police said s»»»

In the midst of a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, new rounds of talks are due to take place in Washington to determine whether the truce can be extended. However, for Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, ceasefires in the Middle East, par»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, received a telephone call from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands HE Tom Berendsen. During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to strengthe»»»

Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, said the Antalya Diplomacy Forum marks the first major international gathering after the Iranian war, as countries seek to understand a reshaped political landscape, stressing that the UAE cannot resume relations without review, ca»»»

As she went to cast her vote in the April 19 snap parliamentary elections Sunday, President Iliana Iotova said her vote went "to have a working Parliament soon, and a strong government". "I voted so that Bulgaria has a working National Assembly soon, which will elect a leadership swiftly, skip the »»»

Antalya, April 19 (SANA) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Sunday that Syria has not posed a threat to any party, stressing that the Syrian government continues working to fulfill the aspirations of its people while seeking to preserve stability and avoid conflict. Speaking at a press confe»»»

Eight children were killed in a shooting spree early Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence. The gunman, who was not immediately identified, was fatally shot by police after a car chase, officials said. The incident to»»»

Istanbul, April 19 (SANA) A Syrian parliamentary delegation held talks with a delegation from the Jordanian House of Representatives on enhancing parliamentary cooperation between the two countries, on the sidelines of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Istanbul. According to a »»»

Doha: Qatar, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America welcome the signing on April 11 of a unified 2026 budget for Libya, the first Libyan national budget in over a decade and a critical step to increase eco»»»

The Israeli military published ‌for the first time a map of its new deployment line inside Lebanon on Sunday, bringing dozens of mostly abandoned Lebanese villages under its control, days after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect. There was no immediate comment from Lebanese officials or from Ir»»»

Eight children were killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana on Sunday, police have said, describing the attack as a domestic dispute that escalated into deadly violence. DETAILS TO FOLLOW»»»

Activists from the group Direct Action Everywhere, pictured in March rescuing beagles from a laboratory at Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin, were pepper-sprayed and arrested on Saturday when trying to free more beagles from the lab. Photo by Direct Action Everywhere/Instagram April 19 (UPI) -- About two »»»

Tunis, April 19 (TAP) - The weather will be a bit cloudy in most regions on Sunday night. The wind will blow south light to moderate, and the sea will be a bit choppy. Temperatures will range between 14°C and 18°C in the north and midland, hovering...»»»

Iranians striving to maintain a semblance of normal life after weeks of US and Israeli bombing and a deadly crackdown on protesters in January remain daunted by the future as damage from airstrikes and internet cuts take a toll. With Iran and the US wrangling over a truce extension and an agreement»»»

Syria's interior ministry said Sunday that security forces thwarted an alleged cross-border attack from the country's territory planned by remnants of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad and cells linked to Iran-backed Hezbollah. From March 2 until a 10-day ceasefire went into force on April 17, Hezbolla»»»

Dubai: US President Donald Trump has sharply escalated rhetoric against Iran, threatening to destroy the country’s critical infrastructure while announcing that American negotiators will head to Pakistan for a fresh round of talks. In a post on Truth Social, Trump accused Iran of violating the ceas»»»

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain received senior officials, during which several matters related to national affairs were reviewed as part of efforts to continue the Kingdom's progress and fulfil the aspirations of its citizens. According to Bahrain News Agency, King Hamad expressed pride i»»»

Seoul: North Korea test-fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a recent flurry of launches by the nuclear-armed state. The Sunday launches add to a series of weapons tests Pyongyang has carried out in recent weeks, including ballistic mis»»»

Cuba is a peaceful nation, but it will use all means to defend itself in case of US aggression, the Caribbean country’s president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, has told RT. US President Donald Trump imposed an oil blockade on Cuba in February, while also repeatedly hinting at a possible regime change operati»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron will on Tuesday meet with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Paris, his office announced, amidst a fragile 10-day truce between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah. The visit highlights Macron's commitment to seeing "full and complete respect for the ceasefire in L»»»

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that the military had been instructed to use "full force" in Lebanon -- even during the ongoing ceasefire -- should Israeli troops face any threat. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have instructed the Israeli army to act with full force, both»»»

Iran will not send a negotiating team for a second round of talks with the United States as long as the US naval blockade on Iranian ports remains in place, an informed source told Tasnim News Agency on April 19. Message e»»»

Iran will not send a negotiating team for a second round of talks with the United States as long as the US naval blockade on Iranian ports remains in place, an informed source told Tasnim News Agency on April 19. Message e»»»

Iran will not send a negotiating team for a second round of talks with the United States as long as the US naval blockade on Iranian ports remains in place, an informed source told Tasnim News Agency on April 19. Message e»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened to "knock out every single power plant and every single bridge in Iran" if Tehran does not accept a US-proposed deal, following an incident in the Strait of Hormuz that Washington said involved Iranian vessels firing at French and British ships. »»»

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Spain will formally request the European Union suspend its association agreement with Israel at a meeting of EU foreign ministers on April 21 in Luxembourg, El Pais reported on April 19. »»»

Iran will not send a negotiating team for a second round of talks with the United States as long as the US naval blockade on Iranian ports remains in place, an informed source told Tasnim News Agency on April 19. Message e»»»

US President Donald Trump has threatened to "knock out every single power plant and every single bridge in Iran" if Tehran does not accept a US-proposed deal, following an incident in the Strait of Hormuz that Washington said involved Iranian vessels firing at French and British ships. »»»

Iran will not send a negotiating team for a second round of talks with the United States as long as the US naval blockade on Iranian ports remains in place, an informed source told Tasnim News Agency on April 19. Message e»»»

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Spain will formally request the European Union suspend its association agreement with Israel at a meeting of EU foreign ministers on April 21 in Luxembourg, El Pais reported on April 19. »»»