Loud explosions were heard in Beirut on Monday evening, as Lebanese state media reported strikes on the capital's southern suburbs after the Israeli military said it struck 70 Hezbollah targets. AFP journalists heard loud blasts in the city. The state-run National News Agency said "enemy warplanes »»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received on Monday a phone call from President of the Swiss Confederation HE Guy Parmelin. During the call, HE the President of the Swiss Confederation inquired about the situation in the State of Qatar following the brutal Iranian attacks, voicing »»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said on Monday that he wants the American aircraft stationed at Vasil Levski Sofia Airport to leave Bulgaria. He was speaking to journalists during a protest organized by the party under the slogan "United for Peace in Bulgaria", which took place in front of t»»»

Authorities at two Greek prisons foiled attempts to smuggle mobile phones and other contraband into their facilities using drones over the weekend. At the Drama prison in northern Greece, a security guard early Saturday spotted an unmanned aerial vehicle approaching the yard while inmates were outs»»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) Monday declared Veniamin Vodenicharov elected as a Member of Parliament from the list of the Vazrazhdane party on Monday. Later in the day CEC revoked its decision, as Vodenicharov was fifth on the party list, and announced Viktor Papazov, who was fourth on the»»»

Share: Israel bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs after Hezbollah launched an attack against it © IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP Lebanon’s government has finally decided on an “immediate ban” of Iran-backed Hezbollah’s military and security activity, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Monday, in an unprecedented mov»»»

KUWAIT, March 2 (KUNA) -- His Highness Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received a phone call Monday from Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif, during which the Pakistani leader strongly condemned the brazen Iranian attacks targeting Kuwaiti territory.During the call»»»

Israel struck Lebanon on Monday as Iranian counterattacks hit Gulf states and a British base in Cyprus. International gas prices rose and shares went down. Several strikes hit south and east Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs after Israeli evacuation warnings. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's arm»»»

Dubai: Passengers are strongly advised not to travel to the airport unless they have been contacted by their airline with a confirmed departure time, Dubai Airports has warned. “We urge you not to come to the airport unless your airline has contacted you with a confirmed departure time. Please get »»»

Abu Dhabi, March 2 (SANA) – The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and the United States on Monday strongly condemned Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting countries in the region. According to a joint statement cited by Emirates News Agency (WAM), the attacks»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police have warned residents about fraudulent rental advertisements circulating on social media and online platforms, where scammers lure victims with apartments offered at prices far below market rates. The warning was issued by the Anti-Fraud Centre at the General Department of Crimi»»»

Doha: HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received a phone call on Monday from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly Republic of Iraq HE Fuad Hussein. During the call, they discussed the developments o»»»

Iranian media have published a shocking aerial photo showing the diggi9ng of 165 graves for the young victims of the Minab school attack. The victims, girls aged between seven and 12, were killed in a devastating attack by US and Israeli forces.The photo is captioned: “Trump’s gift to the people of»»»

HBO Max will be merged into Paramount+ once the purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance is approved. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo March 2 (UPI) -- Paramount will combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streaming service if the merger of Paramount Skydance and Wa»»»

Chinag has established at least 11 space facilities in Latin America that could strengthen the surveillance and intelligence capabilities of the People’s Liberation Army, according to a new report..File Photo by Wu Hong/EPA March 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. House Select Committee on China warned that Beiji»»»

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, today published its 2025 extra-financial results, marking the conclusion of its Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) 2021–2025 program. Over the past five years, the Group has reported measurable progress across climate, social, and governance»»»

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s armed wing said on Monday that its commander in Lebanon was killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs. In a statement, the Quds Brigades said Adham Adnan al-Othman, the head of the armed wing in Lebanon, was killed "as a result of the treacherous Zionist»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi said authorities responded on Tuesday to a fire at a fuel tank terminal in the Musaffah area after it was targeted by a drone. In a statement carried by the Abu Dhabi Media Office, authorities said the situation was quickly contained, with emergency teams deployed immediately t»»»

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba received a high-level delegation from the British company Shell on today. The delegation included Richard Howe, Executive Vice President of Conventional Oil and Gas; Fakher Bader, Vice President and Head of the UAE and Iraq branch; and Marti»»»

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Doha, Qatar: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has confirmed that a full range of emergency and routine healthcare services is continuing across its hospital network, while urging patients to make use of the Lbaih mobile application for faster and more convenient access to services. HMC said all outp»»»

Doha: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received on Monday a phone call from the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia HE Dr. Abiy Ahmed. At the outset of the call, HE the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia inquired about the situation in»»»

President Iliana Iotova said Monday that the conflict in the Middle East could not be resolved by military action and urged talks. She added there was no immediate threat to Bulgaria’s national security and that the priority was getting Bulgarian citizens out once affected countries reopen their ai»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had ordered the attack on Iran to thwart Tehran's nuclear development and a ballistic missile program that he said was growing rapidly. Trump offered his most extensive comments about the war beyond two video messages and a series of brief phone interview»»»

Russia on Saturday condemned the US-Israeli strikes on Iran as “a pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent UN member state,” demanding an immediate halt to the military campaign and a return to diplomacy. In a statement posted to Telegram, the Foreign M»»»

Hezbollah condemned on Monday the government's decision to ban its military activities, while Israel carried out retaliatory strikes in response to rockets fired by the Iran-backed group. In a statement, Mohammad Raad, the head of the group's parliamentary bloc, condemned Beirut's "swaggering decis»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) issued an advisory urging the public to adhere to a number of media guidelines. QMC urged everyone to get their news from official sources and to avoid spreading rumors, as well as to avoid or sharing unverified video clips. The Corporation stressed on»»»

DOHA: The Qatar Press Center (QPC) has strongly condemned what it described as brutal Iranian military attacks targeting the State of Qatar and member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) with ballistic missiles, calling the actions a grave violation of sovereignty and a serious threat to r»»»

Ukraine could send drone specialists to the Middle East and share capabilities and expertise to help down Iranian drones if its partners ‌help to broker ‌a ceasefire ‌in ⁠its four-year war ⁠with Russia, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told Reuters on Monday. Sybiha said that Ukraine's ⁠effectiveness»»»

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has shut down more than 100 illegal communication channels used by Ukrainian intelligence services to entrap Russian citizens in “sabotage and terrorist activities,” the agency said in a statement on Monday. The channels were also allegedly used to distrib»»»

The Disney Adventure cruise ship on on February 2 became the largest passenger vessel by capacity and gross tonnage to transit the Panama Canal, the canal administration reported. Photo by Bienvenido Velasco/EPA March 2 (UPI) -- The government of Panama has launched a diplomatic push to expand inte»»»

Tunis, March 2 (TAP) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad will continue to closely monitor the situation and remain keen to take all necessary measures to protect Tunisians abroad and safeguard their interests, in line...»»»

Tunis, March 2, 2026 (TAP) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, chaired a remote meeting with the heads of Tunisian diplomatic and consular missions in countries affected by recent developments in the...»»»

President Donald Trump said Monday that the US attack on Iran is meeting its goals ahead of schedule but also warned the war could go "far longer" than his initial estimates of about a month. "We're already substantially ahead of our time projections," Trump said at the White House, adding: "From t»»»

WASHINGTON, March 2 (KUNA) -- US President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is delivering heavy strikes against Iran as part of the military operation he announced earlier, stressing that the "major wave" of attacks has not yet occurred.In an interview with CNN, Trump said, "We are h»»»

BEIRUT, March 2 (KUNA) -- Israeli occupation warplanes carried out intense airstrikes on Monday targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut and various towns and areas in southern Lebanon, causing significant material damage.The Israeli occupation air force targeted the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Foundation lo»»»

Dubai: Manama said its air defence systems intercepted a large wave of ballistic missiles and drones targeting the Kingdom, according to the National Communication Centre. In a statement, the centre said Bahrain’s Defence Force successfully and efficiently neutralised 70 missiles and 59 unmanned ae»»»

Tunis, March 2 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, met Monday, at the Ministry headquarters, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Tunisia, Fenja Yamaguchi-Fasting.According to a press statement...»»»

President Iliana Iotova held a meeting to assess the risks to Bulgaria’s national security and the measures undertaken in connection with the conflict in the Middle East, the head of State's press secretariat said on Monday. Taking part in the meeting were caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryano»»»

A 33-year-old woman was arrested in Athens in connection with a 2017 homicide and a 2023 high-value theft, authorities said Monday. Police said the woman is accused of the murder and robbery of a 92-year-old in 2017 and of stealing three gold bars, valued at a total €130,000, from a Kiffisia reside»»»

President Donald Trump on Monday said he is not ruling out sending US troops into Iran, while threatening a new, "big wave" of attacks. The 79-year-old Republican has long campaigned against decades of US military entanglements in the Middle East, but ordered a large-scale war against Iran starting»»»

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has drawn mockery for her response to the Iran crisis after announcing that an emergency meeting on the situation can wait until after EU bureaucrats enjoy their weekend. US-Israeli strikes on Iran began on Saturday, killing Iranian Supreme Leader »»»

The Lebanese government has outlawed all security and military activities of Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has announced. In a statement on Monday, Salam called for Hezbollah to hand over its weapons to the state and said the Lebanese Army would immediately sta»»»

MUSCAT, March 2 (KUNA) -- Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Bader Al-Busaidi reaffirmed Oman's stance, calling for an end to the US-Israeli occupation military actions against Iran and a return to dialogue and negotiations.According to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the remarks cam»»»

Closure of the Strait of Hormuz sends shockwaves through markets, with Citi projecting Brent crude could surge to $80–$90 a barrel (bbl) this week. "According to market reports, war risk underwriters began canceling policies for strait transits hours after Operation Epic Fury launched," Dr. Tilak K»»»

Tunis, March 2 (TAP) - Skies will be partly cloudy on Monday evening across most regions of the country.Temperatures will be between 10 and 14°C in the north and central regions and between 15 and 20°C in the south, according to a monitoring...»»»

Albania’s Chargé d’Affaires in Qatar, Ambassador Ermal Kaleci, said Monday that 16 people have been reported injured following recent Iranian attacks on Qatar, but confirmed that no Albanian nationals are among the wounded. Speaking in a live interview with Euronews Albania, Kaleci said the situati»»»

Tunis, March 2 (TAP) - President Kaïs Saïed decided on Monday to appoint Samira Guiza as First President of the Administrative Court, according to an official source at the Presidency of the Republic.»»»