Doha, Qatar: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majid bin Mohammed Al Ansari met Thursday with European Union Special Representative for the Gulf Region HE Luigi Di Maio, who is visiting the country. The meeting discussed the developments»»»

An annual meeting of the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev with representatives of the expert community was held in Bishkek. During the event, the minister presented the results of the country’s diplomatic service for 2025 and outlined priorities for the current period. According to K»»»

"An operation towards Kharg Island might happen, but it might as well be a smokescreen or a way for the US to put pressure on Iran," ex-Swedish army officer and defense politician Mikael Valtersson tells Sputnik, commenting on reports about a possible US ground operation against the Islamic Republi»»»

Two illegal slaughterhouses were uncovered in the Kardzhali region during a joint operation by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) and the Economic Police. The facilities were located on private properties in the village of Chiflik, within Kardzhali municipality, and are believed to have proces»»»

First Sermon (Khutbah One)All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. By His bounty, we attach themselves to Him in hope and hold fast to trust by His rope. We bear witness that there is nothing worthy of worship but Allah, and we bear witness that our master Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah.»»»

Ministers from Hezbollah and its ally Amal boycotted a cabinet session on Thursday in protest over the government declaring the Iranian ambassador persona non grata. The two Shia parties have a combined four ministers, with one independent Shia also represented in the cabinet present at the meeting»»»

Two back-to-back jury verdicts in the United States this week have delivered one of the strongest legal challenges yet to the business models of social media companies, raising fresh questions about accountability, platform design and child safety. In California and New Mexico, juries found Meta — »»»

Ministers from Hezbollah and its ally Amal boycotted Lebanon's cabinet session on Thursday in protest over the government declaring the Iranian ambassador persona non grata, a Lebanese official told AFP. The two Shiite parties have a combined four ministers, with one independent Shiite also represe»»»

Yaoundé: The global trading system is experiencing the "worst disruptions in the past 80 years", World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned as the WTO ministerial conference opened Thursday. "The world order and the multilateral system we use to know has irrevocably changed," she sai»»»

The International Alysh Wrestling Grand Prix Tournament kicked off today at the Kaba uulu Kozhomkul Sports Palace in Bishkek. According to the State Agency for Physical Culture and Sports, the competition is dedicated to the memory of Bayaman Erkinbaev, the founder of the International Alysh Federa»»»

According to Kyzmat state institution, 2,700 deaths were registered with civil registry offices in January 2026. A report of the National Statistical Committee says. According to the data, the mortality rate was 4.3 per 1,000 people. For comparison, in January 2025, it was 5 per 1,000 people. Of th»»»

Construction of an overpass on Min-Oruk—Samarkandek road has begun in Batken region. The project aims to ensure independent transport connectivity, shorten travel time to Leilek district, and minimize border tensions. According to Azattyk, the new road will run at a height of 16 meters, bypassing t»»»

The Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic has submitted for public discussion a draft Cabinet resolution proposing amendments to the procedure for collecting tax arrears. The document provides for the introduction of a mechanism for the automatic deduction of debts from taxpayers’»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Ambassador to the EU Danijel Apostolovic, who also chairs Serbia' Operating Team for EU Accession, said on Thursday a joint call by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Albanian PM Edi Rama for fast-tracked integration of candidate countries into the EU single market and the Sc»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters fired barrages of rockets targeting the Israeli settlements of Avivim, Shtula and Al-Malkiyeh: Hezbollah Milita»»»

“The old world is dying,” Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci wrote in 1930, “and the new world struggles to be born.” His Marxist convictions notwithstanding, Gramsci would feel at home in the Trumpian age. The old world, in this case, is the international order that the United States built in the»»»

“Dubai is home. It’s all I’ve ever known, and it’s a city that encourages entrepreneurship and allows ideas to take shape quickly,” says Mamta Nihalani in an interview with Gulf News. For Mamta, a former UAE figure skater turned mompreneur, that energy became her driving force. “I founded Apothecar»»»

Dubai’s RTA issued an alert on social media, informing bus users that buses to Sharjah and Ajman will be temporarily suspended starting today at 7pm due to weather conditions. Water accumulation on roads are also causing some traffic issues in the emirates and some key Sharjah roads are seeing temp»»»

Illegal slaughterhouses on two private properties in the village of Chiflik, Kardzhali Region (Southwest Bulgaria), were discovered during a joint operation by the Regional Directorate for Food Safety in Kardzhali and the Economic Police, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency reported Thursday. Accordin»»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) presented on Thursday the paper and electronic specimen ballots for voting in the early parliamentary elections on April 19. The ballots were presented by CEC Deputy Chair and spokesperson Rositsa Mateva during the regular weekly briefing dedicated to the vote.»»»

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday to engage in talks to end the Middle East war "before it is too late", after Tehran publicly spurned US overtures to resolve the nearly four-week conflict. Trump's warning came as Israel said it had killed the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary »»»

Frankfurt, Germany: The Middle East conflict is a threat to financial stability, a senior European Central Bank official said Thursday, warning that it could spark "systemic stress" in the markets. The turmoil unleashed by the conflict has come at a time of growing worries about a bubble in tech st»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The conflict in the Middle East is causing significant damage to global logistics and industry, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. "The armed conflict in the Middle East is making an increasingly significant contribution to the current situation and causing signif»»»

Skopje, 26 March 2026 (MIA) — Macedonian, and its Cyrillic script, remains the official language of the country, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said Thursday during a parliamentary questions session in response to the European Front coalition's MP Skender Rexhepi regarding language use and equit»»»

US threats to land on Kharg Island – the home of major Iranian oil export infrastructure, is “definitely a smokescreen,” because “you never inform of a place you choose for landing,” Jacques Hogard, a 26-year veteran of the French Army and former KFOR commander, told Sputnik. “Even with preliminary»»»

The 15-point plan that Team Trump presented to Iran is already D.O.A. It’s an imposed capitulation: a surrender document disguised as “negotiation”.The non-plan plan – imposing demands while begging for a one-month ceasefire - includes zero uranium enrichment on Iranian soil; full dismantlement of »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe “Massacre of Tanks”: How Hezbollah Resistance Annihilated Elite Israeli Armored Force in Southern Lebanon 26-03-2026 15:17 PM Illustrative »»»

Dubai: Gulf Air has introduced a series of limited repatriation flights to key cities in the Indian subcontinent, offering a route for passengers travelling to and from Bahrain while the country’s airspace remains closed. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The flights wil»»»

Dubai: Air travellers worldwide are set to benefit from faster airport processing and stronger document checks as the United Nations agency International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) launches a next-generation border verification system on March 27. The upgraded platform, known as the Public »»»

‎Tripoli’s Al-Hadba Al-Khadra General Hospital announced last Tuesday (24 March) that it had, for the first time, performed a procedure to insert battery implants into a patient for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The hospital reported that the procedure was conducted under the supervision an»»»

Dubai: On March 26, 2026, UAE air defences intercepted 15 ballistic missiles and 11 drones launched from Iran. Since the start of what officials described as ongoing aggression, air defence systems have intercepted 372 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,826 drones. Also Read: Abu Dhabi de»»»

Tunis, March 26 (TAP) - "70 years of diplomatic ties are worth celebrating! Germany and Tunisia stand together for the rules-based international order & a strong economic partnership," Johann Wadephul, Germany's Federal Minister for Foreign...»»»

The Israeli army struck overnight into Thursday several villages and towns in south Lebanon including Srifa, Kafra, Shaqra, Majdalzoun, Kfar Remman, Bint Jbeil, Jibal al-Botom, Siddiqine, Ainata, Harouf and Arab Salim. At least seven people were killed in the strikes and 16 others were wounded. The»»»

The Israeli military said Thursday that its forces had killed around 700 Hezbollah militants since the war with the Lebanese armed group began on March 2. "So far, I can provide you a number of approximately 700 (Hezbollah) terrorists that have been eliminated," military spokesman Lieutenant Colone»»»

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil met Thursday in Baabda with President Joseph Aoun and said he presented a proposal aiming to protect Lebanon through dialogue. "We began a round of meetings with officials, starting with His Excellency the President, due to our awareness of the great dang»»»

A gradual but significant shift in water flows from the Black Sea is already affecting the northern Aegean, with potential consequences for marine ecosystems and fisheries, according to new research. The study, led by scientists from the University of the Aegean and published by Environmental Resea»»»

Caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky held a meeting with Dutch Ambassador to Bulgaria Arthur den Hartog on March 25, the Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. Emphasis was placed on priority topics on the international agenda – assistance to Ukraine, and strengthening security on NATO’s Ea»»»

Preparations for the early parliamentary elections on April 19 are progressing on schedule, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced, presenting both paper and machine ballot samples. According to CEC spokesperson Rositsa Mateva, the design remains unchanged from previous elections, and vote»»»

Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay, France: All Canadian leaders, including corporate bosses, should speak both official languages of English and French, the foreign minister said Thursday, after the Air Canada CEO failed to issue a condolence message in French for a fatal airport disaster. Two pilots were »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli Channel 12: Iran has launched eight waves of missiles since this morning 26-03-2026 13:50 PM Latest News Urgent News Washington Pos»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Military Media announces two drone strikes targeting Kerem Ben Zimra and Liman barracks: statements no, 34, 35 26-03-2026 14:13 P»»»

ConflictsAsiaUS war in Iran: China casts itself as savior of SE AsiaDavid HuttAs the US-Iran war sends fuel prices surging across Southeast Asia, Beijing is using the crisis to position itself as a steadier and more reliable partner than Washington. https://p.dw.com/p/5BALVChina has offered help to»»»

Dubai: The Israeli military said air defences responded to missile attacks from Iran on Thursday that according to medics left two people lightly wounded and caused some damage. A spokesman for Israel's Magen David Adom emergency medical service told public radio there was damage to several houses »»»

BELGRADE - The fourth session of a Serbia-Republika Srpska Parliamentary Forum began in Belgrade on Thursday. It was opened by Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic and her Republika Srpska counterpart Nenad Stevandic. Brnabic said it was important to make parliamentary cooperation and initiatives»»»

Dubai: Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways will resume commercial flights to and from Islamabad from April 3, operating via Dammam in Saudi Arabia, the airline announced today. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The carrier said it will operate one weekly flight every Friday, reconn»»»

March 25 (UPI) -- Meteorite hunters have descended on an Ohio county where a massive fireball last week left fragments behind -- including one possible fragment in a resident's driveway. The car-sized asteroid broke up over Northeast Ohio on March 17, and in recent days meteorite hunters have desce»»»

North Carolina woman Kathy Lopez said her daily tradition of watching game show "Wheel of Fortune" with her mom led to her winning a $1.2 million lottery prize. Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Education Lottery March 24 (UPI) -- A North Carolina woman said her daily tradition of watching game »»»

A squirrel was caught on camera appearing to buy a discarded nicotine vape in Britain in 2023. Photo courtesy of the RSPCA March 25 (UPI) -- Wildlife experts are warning of the dangers discarded nicotine products can pose after a squirrel was caught on camera "vaping" at a London park. A video prov»»»

The National Archives and Library organised a virtual seminar highlighting the importance of reading and its role in strengthening awareness and intellectual exchange within families, as part of its 2026 cultural season and in line with Reading Month and the Year of the Family. The seminar, titled »»»