Spain’s government decided to remove its ambassador to Israel, according ⁠to the official state ⁠gazette published on Wednesday. Spain's ⁠embassy in Tel Aviv will be led by a charge d'affaires, a source at ⁠the ⁠Foreign Ministry said. Relations between Spain and the United States are "operating nor»»»

Vazrazhdane Floor Leader Kostadin Kostadinov has alerted the State Agency for National Security (SANS) to statements made by President Iliana Iotova and BSP - United Left Floor Leader Nataliya Kiselova on Wednesday, on the Holocaust Remembrance Day. Speaking to journalists in Parliament on Wednesda»»»

Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is injured but "safe and sound", the son of the president said Wednesday, offering the first official explanation for why the 56-year-old has not been seen since his appointment at the weekend. "I heard news that Mr Mojtaba Khamenei had been injured. I hav»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. "Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan," the statement said.»»»

Amsterdam: Dutch airline KLM announced Wednesday it had cancelled all flights to Dubai until March 28 for safety reasons because of the conflict in the region. "Due to ongoing unrest in the Middle East, KLM has decided to cancel all flights to Dubai up to and including March 28," said a company sta»»»

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank are taking advantage of curbs on movement imposed during the war on Iran to attack Palestinians, with military roadblocks preventing ambulances reaching victims quickly, rights groups and medics say. Settlers have killed at least five Palestinians in the W»»»

Pope Leo on Wednesday lamented the death of numerous civilians in the Iran war and also expressed closeness to people in Lebanon, saying the country, targeted by Israeli strikes, was going through a "great trial." Leo, who has appealed several times for an end to the expanding conflict and warned t»»»

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A U.S. diplomatic initiative has been launched to address the Lebanese situation but this move does not mean Washington is concerned with an immediate halt to the Israel-Hezbollah war, well-informed sources said. The sources revealed to the pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar newspaper that that the U.S. move »»»

The Lebanese mother of two had just awakened to prepare the pre-dawn meal before another day of fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when Israeli warplanes began attacking southern Lebanon in retaliation for rockets and drones launched by Hezbollah. The family quickly packed up and heade»»»

Dubai: Azizi Developments has begun the rollout of a Dh75 billion hospitality investment programme with the foundation of its first five-star hotel in Dubai, marking the start of a major expansion that will add tens of thousands of rooms to the emirate’s tourism sector. Sign up for our daily busine»»»

The war raging in much of the Middle East must be stopped before it engulfs the entire region at increasing cost to the global economy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. "This war must be stopped before it becomes bigger and completely engulfs the region in flames," he said, de»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police’s 901 Contact Centre, dedicated to handling non-emergency cases and responding to public enquiries, has received 274,251 calls since the start of 2026, reaffirming its role as a key communication channel between the police and the community. The centre currently provides 33 diff»»»

In the event of any disruption to oil and gas supplies, Pakistan will remain in contact with Moscow, said Abdul Basit, former Pakistani High Commissioner to India and ex-Ambassador to Germany. The Pakistani government is taking steps to cut oil and gas use amid the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz,»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Minister of State has called for de-escalation and urged Iran and the United Stated to return to negotiating table, adding that the wide range of attacks on military and civilian infrastructure was extremely worrying. Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs H E Dr.»»»

Israeli strikes have killed 570 people in Lebanon since the Middle East war spread to the country on March 2, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry provided a demographic breakdown of those killed, reporting that 439 of them were men, 45 women, and 86 children. The toll includes 14 he»»»

Police in western Switzerland are investigating the deaths of six people killed in a fire that gutted a bus in the town of Kerzers, near Bern. Photo courtesy Fribourg Cantonal Police/EPA March 11 (UPI) -- At least six people were confirmed killed and several were injured after a fire tore through a»»»

Iran attacked commercial ships on Wednesday across the Persian Gulf and targeted Dubai International Airport, escalating a campaign of squeezing the oil-rich region as global energy concerns mounted and American and Israeli airstrikes pounded the Islamic Republic. Two Iranian drones hit near Dubai »»»

MedLife has announced the first preliminary results from its genomics study, part of the Longevity100+ programme, which aims to explore the role of genetic testing in preventive medicine. The findings are based on the analysis of more than 3,000 genetic tests processed so far. The analysis indicate»»»

The Red Sea Film Foundation has selected 12 film projects for the new edition of its Feature Films Program, formerly known as the Lodge, under its educational arm, Red Sea Labs. The cohort includes three Saudi projects and nine international projects. The foundation said in a statement that this tr»»»

New Delhi: India’s Supreme Court authorised on Wednesday the withdrawal of life support from a man who has been in a vegetative state for over a decade, the first such ruling in the country’s history. India recognised passive euthanasia in 2018, permitting the removal of life support under strict c»»»

Three more small migrant boats carrying over 100 people across the dangerous Mediterranean route from north Africa have reached southern Crete, officials said Wednesday. The new arrivals pushed the number of migrants who have landed on the southern Greek island so far this year close to 1,800, acco»»»

Damascus, March 11 (SANA) Airline Fly Cham has resumed flights from Aleppo International Airport to Sharjah, Mersin and Istanbul to meet passenger demand amid regional disruptions. In a statement received by SANA, the airline said scheduled flights from Aleppo to Sharjah and Mersin will begin on Ma»»»

A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was registered in Kyrgyzstan, the Institute of Seismology of the National Academy of Sciences reported. According to the Institute, the tremors occurred on March 11 at 1.31 p.m. local time. The earthquake’s epicenter was located in China (Kakshaal Too ridge), 25 kilometer»»»

Dubai: Dubai has introduced a new law to regulate shared housing and set clear rules for property owners, tenants, and companies managing such units. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued Law No. (4) of 2026 in his capacity as Ruler of D»»»

Tehran was targeted by heavy bombardments on March 11 as the US-Israeli military campaign continued. The day before, US Secretary Pete Hegseth had warned that Iran would know the 'most intense day' of US strikes. Nearly 10,000 civilian sites have been destroyed since the war started, according to I»»»