The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday in an 11th-hour bid to avert all-out destruction threatened by US President Donald Trump. Here's what we know about the truce between two countries, which are set to begin negotiations but remain poles apart in their positions on »»»

Dubai: Dubai gold prices opened higher on Wednesday morning, tracking a strong rebound in global bullion markets after a temporary easing of geopolitical tensions. (Check latest UAE gold prices here, alongside prices in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and India.) Sign up for our daily b»»»

Iran has declared it achieved a decisive outcome in the recent confrontation, stating the US has accepted a 10-point plan proposed by Tehran, according to the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, cited by Tasnim News Agency. The Council said the enemy suffered an “undeniable, historic, and cr»»»

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited Iran and the United States to Islamabad on April 10 for negotiations aimed at reaching a “conclusive agreement.” The invitation follows his announcement of an immediate ceasefire, with talks expected to focus on settling outstanding issues.US-Isr»»»

CAIRO — Italian energy giant ENI announced on Tuesday a "significant" natural gas discovery off Egypt's Mediterranean coast, as the North African country struggles to secure its energy needs due to the US and Israel's war with Iran."Preliminary estimates indicate about 2 trillion cubic feet of gas"»»»

LONDON — Here are the latest key facts about impacts from the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route virtually paralysed by the Middle East war.Around a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) passes through the waterway in peacetime.The war erupted on February»»»

The head of a body representing global airlines said on Wednesday that even if Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz it would take months for jet fuel supply to recover given disruptions to Middle East refining capacity. Oil fell below $100 per barrel after US President Donald Trump said he had agreed»»»

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States will help with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after Washington and Tehran agreed a two-week ceasefire. "The United States of America will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Stra»»»

US President Donald Trump said he will suspend planned strikes on Iran for two weeks, citing ongoing diplomatic contacts. “I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” he stated. According to Trump, the decision follows discussions with Pakistan’s leadership and is »»»

An assailant was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting on Tuesday outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, although no diplomats were present at the time. Two police officers also sustained minor injuries, according to initial reports. The interior ministry said the dead gunm»»»

An Iran-backed Iraqi armed group has released an American journalist abducted in Baghdad last week, an Iraqi official said on Tuesday. The group had earlier agreed to release the journalist in a gesture of goodwill toward Iraq’s outgoing prime minister.  American journalist Shelly Kittleson, w»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran fails to meet his latest deadline to strike a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while the Islamic Republic urged young people to form human chains around power plants and other poten»»»

Reporting from Tehran for FRANCE 24, Reza Sayah describes an "eerie still" in the Iranian capital ahead of the expiration of the ultimatum set by US President Donald Trump, saying that one "can sense that people are on edge". Trump earlier threatened that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if »»»

With US and Israeli strikes on Iran's critical infrastructure already underway Tuesday amid threats of more to come, the UN and other organisations have warned that such attacks could constitute war crimes. A war crime is a serious violation of international humanitarian law during times of conflic»»»

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Negah Angha, Visiting Fellow at King's College London, Former Senior Advisor at the US Department of State and National Security Council under the Biden administration, says that "the rhetoric itself, the havoc that it's causing inside Iran and surrounding count»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump is aware ​of ‌Pakistan's ⁠proposal for a ‌two-week extension to a ⁠deadline he imposed on Iran, ​and a ‌response will come, White House press ‌secretary Karoline Leavitt ​said on Tuesday. "The President has been ​made aware ​of the ​proposal, and a response ​will come," »»»

In tonight's edition: Dozens of people have been killed in multiple attacks in Nigeria over the Easter weekend. Also, disruption to shipping routes linked to the Iran war has left about 8 million kilograms of tea stuck in warehouses in Kenya. And in the DRC, tens of thousands of jubilant fans welco»»»

French ​nationals Cécile Kohler ​and Jacques Paris are "free and on ​their ‌way ⁠to France, after ‌three and a half ⁠years of detention in ​Iran", President Emmanuel ‌Macron said Tuesday ‌in a post ​on social media platform X. The two former detainees were released in Novem»»»

Paris: The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, with both sides claiming victory. Also In This Package US-Iran agree to ceasefire; Hormuz Strait to reopen Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire: Full statement Iran agrees to 2-week ceasefire — full statement Israel backs two-week ceas»»»

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, hours after reporting an "unidentified projectile" launched from the North's capital area the previous day. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has sought to repair ties with North Korea since taki»»»

US Vice President JD Vance held a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday to back nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of a closely contested parliamentary election. In Vance's speech, he slammed "bureaucrats in Brussels", accusing them of trying to destroy the Hungarian economy,»»»

Faced with the very real prospect of defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has built his campaign around cheap and secure energy and outspoken opposition to EU support for Ukraine. An alleged plot to blow up a pipeline bringing Russian gas into Hungary – »»»

Two French nationals, who spent more than three years in an Iranian prison on espionage charges, headed home from the war-stricken country on Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron said. Cecile Kohler, 41, and Jacques Paris, 72, had been under house arrest at the French embassy in Tehran ever since th»»»

Iran, the United States and Israel reached a tentative, two-week ceasefire Wednesday in the war that tore across the Middle East and disrupted the global energy market, with US President Donald Trump pulling back from his threats to destroy Iranian “civilization.” "Total and complete victory. 100 p»»»

Israeli airstrikes have hit two petrochemical plants in Iran's South Pars gas field complex.  It is the second time Israel has targeted the key energy complex since the war started.  The previous attack, on March 18, triggered retaliatory strikes by Iran on energy infrastructure across th»»»

The dollar sank to its lowest level in a month while the euro, yen, Aussie and sterling rallied hard in Asian trading on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran. The yen strengthened 0.8% against the greenback to 158.36 per dollar. The euro was»»»

Israel supports US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks, but the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Wednesday. The premier's office said Israel backed the US move provided Tehran immediately opened the st»»»

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad did not immediately release a comment on the release of American journalist Shelly Kittleson. File Photo by Maj. Charlie Dietz/U.S. Army | License Photo April 7 (UPI) -- An Iran-backed militia freed an American journalist it kidnapped last month in a prisoner exchange wi»»»

Dubai: The UAE imports the vast majority of what it eats. And Roman Ulyanov, founder and CEO of high-end vertical farm Greeneration, believes that it is a vulnerability the country can no longer afford to ignore — and he and some other investors has spent $5 million building an alternative. Walking»»»

ABU DHABI: Borouge Plc confirms shareholder approval at its 7th April General Assembly Meeting of a final 2025 dividend of $1.32 billion, reflecting the Company’s strong operational performance and record sales. The final shareholder-approved dividend payment for 2025 amounts to $658 million (8.1 f»»»

Israel said Wednesday it supported US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend his bombing of Iran, but maintained the 11th-hour ceasefire did not include Lebanon. Washington and Tehran agreed to a two-week ceasefire Tuesday, barely an hour before Trump's deadline to obliterate Iran was set to »»»

Kyrgyzstani Asan Zhanyshov won a gold medal at the Asian Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships, currently underway in Bishkek. The UWW website says. In the 87-kilogram weight class, he defeated Gholamreza Farokhisenjani from Iran with a score of 11:4 in the final. Earlier, Aftandil Taalaibek uulu and»»»

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif announced Wednesday that Islamabad will host high-level delegations from the United States and Iran on Friday to negotiate a definitive peace agreement. "I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, alo»»»

Kyrgyzstani Akzhol Makhmudov won a gold medal at the Asian Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships, currently underway in Bishkek. The UWW website says. Akzhol Makhmudov’s opponent in the 77-kilogram final was Ali Zabihollah Oskou (Iran). The Kyrgyzstani defeated in a close fight 3-3. Earlier, Aftandil»»»

Kyrgyzstani Aftandil Taalaibek uulu won a gold medal at the Asian Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships, currently underway in Bishkek. The UWW website says. Amantur Ismailov’s opponent (up to 63 kilograms) was Erfan Jarkani (Iran). The Kyrgyzstani won with a score 7:2.»»»

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that a two-week cease-fire deal with Iran had been reached that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 7 (UPI) -- The United States and Iran reached a two-week cease-fire Tuesday evening, less t»»»

Dubai: Following a night of missile alerts and successful air defence interceptions, a two-week ceasefire is now in effect across the region. From plunging oil prices to UAE universities aid to students, here is everything residents need to know today. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the »»»

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the United States, Iran and their allies had agreed to a ceasefire "everywhere", including Lebanon, following mediation by his government to stop weeks of fighting. "I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Un»»»

Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast unsettled conditions across the UAE, with a mix of dust, cloud cover and possible rainfall over the coming days. According to the weather bulletin, fair to partly cloudy conditions are expected initially, becoming cloudier by night with a»»»

Stocks soared and oil plunged in early trade in Asia on Wednesday after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, with Tehran temporarily to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. On oil markets, the US crude benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) tumbled 16.56 percent to $96.39 per b»»»

Dubai: Amid the widespread cancellation of school board examinations in the UAE amid regional tensions, universities in the country have responded swiftly, pivoting admission processes online and rolling out a raft of student-friendly measures to ensure no one loses their place in higher education.»»»

Universities are often seen as places of discovery, intellectual growth, and personal transformation. Yet their true value becomes most visible during times of crisis. Wars, regional tensions, and global disruptions test not only governments and institutions, but also the resilience of individuals »»»

Abu Dhabi authorities are responding to a fire at the Habshan gas-processing facility. Further updates will be shared as they become available. The public is urged to follow official sources only and avoid spreading rumours or unverified information.»»»

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the announcement of a ceasefire between the United States, Iran, and their allies, saying it covers “everywhere,” including Lebanon. Shehbaz Sharif said on X: “I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America»»»

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sherif announced early Wednesday that a two-week Iran-U.S. ceasefire would also include Lebanon. "With the greatest humility, I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed to an imme»»»

ABU DHABI: Space42 has confirmed that all Thuraya services and infrastructure remain fully intact. It added, "We continue with our mission, with no disruption to customers and partners." Space42 is a UAE-based, AI-powered SpaceTech company specializing in satellite communications and geospatial int»»»

Oil futures tumbled sharply Wednesday as President Donald Trump announced a two-week suspension of US attacks on Iran and progress toward a long-term peace agreement, easing fears of prolonged disruption to Middle East energy supplies. West Texas Intermediate crude for near-term delivery fell $18.9»»»

The U.S. has agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran proposed by Pakistan, U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday night. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed Tehran's acceptance and said Iran would allow "safe passage" of the Strait of Hormuz during those two weeks "via coordination»»»

Iran’s foreign minister confirmed that passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be permitted for the next two weeks under Iranian military management, following the acceptance of a temporary ceasefire. Also Read: Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire: Full statementThe Supreme National Security Counc»»»