After weeks of calculated silence, Rumen Radev finally unveiled his political vehicle on the eve of Bulgaria's April 2025 election campaign. "Progressive Bulgaria" represents Radev's calculated response to a decade of political chaos, positioning itself as the force that will finally break the olig»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US State Department has announced a search for a specialist to coordinate the procurement of drones and other high-tech equipment for Ukrainian security forces, Sputnik revealed after reviewing government documents. The position is titled "Emerging Technology Advisor and Cont»»»

On Friday morning, the frigate Themistoklis, hull number F-465, will pass into history after a total of 45 years at sea, including half of that time in service with the Hellenic Navy. The Themistoklis, the ninth Standard-class frigate of the navy, spent its first 22 years as HNLMS Philips van Almon»»»

DOHA: Sri Lankan Ambassador to Qatar H E Sithra Khan Azard, has expressed deep appreciation to Qatar’s leadership for ensuring the safety and well-being of the Sri Lankan community in the country during the ongoing tensions in the Gulf region. In a statement yesterday, the ambassador conveyed the g»»»

Brussels: The State of Qatar has participated in a meeting of the NATO Council with the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative countries, held at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels. The session was chaired by HE NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska. Charge d’Affaires at Qatar’s Mission t»»»

The Pentagon is now prioritizing refilling its own weapon stocks instead of sending them to Ukraine, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said, blaming the Biden administration for any “challenges” the US military has been facing lately. Hegseth made the remarks on Thursday during a media briefing »»»

Dubai: The World Happiness Report 2026 has once again placed the UAE as the happiest country in the Arab world, keeping its place on the 21st spot globally and ahead of countries such as the US and UK. The UAE has maintained its position from last year, achieving a score of 6.821 out of 10 based on»»»

In 2025, Allianz-Țiriac paid nearly RON 1.7 billion to insured clients and third-party claimants in compensation for covered events, 12.7% more than in 2024. On each working day of the past year, around 900 customers benefited from insurance coverage, with Allianz-Țiriac covering their costs. Total»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost more than 2,125 soldiers in combat against Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr over the past week, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. "In total, the enemy lost over 2,125 military personnel, two tanks»»»

Israeli police said on Friday they had arrested an army reservist who served on the Iron Dome air defense system on suspicion of passing secrets to Iran. The arrest comes as Israel and the United States are locked in a war with Iran that has spread across the Middle East. "Raz Cohen, a 26-year-old »»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naini was killed in dawn US-Israeli air strikes on Friday, state media reported. The strikes came as an Iranian drone attack hit Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery, causing several fires but no casualties. Follow our liv»»»

Dan Marks, a research fellow in energy security at the Royal United Services Institute, breaks down the impact of Israel's attack on Iran's massive South Pars natural gas field on global energy markets – and just how both sides could escalate the crisis with further attacks on critical energy infra»»»

Adjusted EBITDA reached PLN 4.07 billion, up 16% YoY, driven by accelerated network rollout, higher sales, cost discipline, and the improved profitability of the Digital Customer Offering (DCO). Adjusted Net Profit rose 40.6% to a record PLN 1.0 billion, with the Adjusted Net Profit margin reaching»»»

ATHENS/LONDON – A manager at London-listed insurer Hiscox faces a criminal charge of providing false testimony during an attempted extradition of a former colleague from Greece to Bermuda, court proceedings and filings seen by Reuters show. An Athens prosecutor alleges the manager, who cannot be na»»»

Bulgarian caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov has clarified that the country’s participation in the Board of Peace, a controversial initiative led by US President Donald Trump, was not a government consensus but the result of “one oligarch’s decision,” in an interview with Euronews. Gyurov empha»»»

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Friday expressed solidarity with Lebanon and pledged to press ahead with diplomatic efforts to halt escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah. Barrot’s visit came as Lebanon faces mounting security and humanitarian problems resulting from ongoing h»»»

Eid Mubarak. I hope you and your loved ones are safe and well in these unprecedented times. This is definitely a holiday with a difference. No-one in the UAE has asked for or wants this uncertainty, but perhaps it reinforces what is so special at this time of year: Being with loved ones, enjoying t»»»

Liquefied natural gas facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City, in Ras Laffan, Qatar, on February 25, 2026. File Photo by Hannibal Hanschke/EPA March 20 (UPI) -- Iran attacked Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery for the second time in two days on Friday, focusing its military on Persian Gulf energy in»»»

A small landslide has closed the road to Athinios, Santorini’s primary ferry port, disrupting traffic and raising safety concerns just ahead of the busy Easter tourism season. Constantinos Loupasakis, a geology professor, told state broadcaster ERT on Friday that while the landslide was minor, the »»»

Worldwide, prestigious institutions like the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Tate Modern are incorporating digital art into their exhibitions, recognising its cultural and financial significance. These museums are pioneering new ways to engage visitors through immersive digital experiences. Mea»»»

His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, received well-wishers, on Friday, at Al Badi’ Palace on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr. The reception was attended by Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sha»»»

Ajman His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman and Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of Ajman Executive Council, received well-wishers on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr this morning at Al Zaher Palace in Ajman. The w»»»

An advisory commission hand-picked by President Donald Trump has approved the design of a commemorative gold coin featuring his image, officials said Thursday, in a move slammed by Democratic opponents. The US Commission of Fine Arts declined to comment when asked by AFP after several media outlets»»»

Six major international powers said Thursday they were ready "to contribute to" ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, though three stressed that any initiative would take place post-ceasefire. Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands said Thursday they were ready "to»»»

Between March 17–18, Romania hosted a major interoperability testing exercise dedicated to the European Digital Identity Wallet, the CSC Interoperability Event EUDI Wallet 2026. The event was organised by the Cloud Signature Consortium (CSC), with the support of certSIGN, and brought together digit»»»

Dubai: As Eid 2026 arrives, many UAE residents are embracing a quieter, more meaningful way of celebrating, one that is shaped by reflection, resilience, and a deep sense of gratitude to the country they call their second home. Across communities, the focus has shifted from large gatherings to inti»»»

New Delhi: Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, visited New Delhi on Thursday, March 19, 2026, where she met with Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s Minister of External Affairs, and Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary. During the meetings, the two sides discu»»»

Colombo: Sri Lanka refused permission to the United States to station two of its warplanes at a civilian airport in the island’s south in early March, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Friday. The request was turned down to maintain Sri Lanka’s neutrality and ensure its territory was not u»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the region, warning that continued aggression risks plunging the Middle East into a broader and more dangerous conflict. He called on Iran»»»

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that US-Israeli strikes had killed their spokesman Ali Mohammad Naini. Naini "was martyred in the criminal cowardly terrorist attack by the American-Zionist side at dawn,” the Guards said in a statement on their Sepah News website. A short time earlier, th»»»

A series of meetings held over the past two days inside Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone have produced a preliminary framework aimed at halting attacks on the US Embassy, according to an informed Iraqi source. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, the source said the discussions brought together representativ»»»

Iran could face retaliation from its Gulf neighbors for attacks on their energy infrastructure, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Al Saud has warned, adding that the “patience” of the countries of the region is not “unlimited.” Iran must “recalculate” its strategy, Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat sa»»»

The World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing for a potential “nuclear incident” in Iran, a senior regional official has told Politico. The US and Israel claim their attacks are aimed at destroying the Islamic Republic’s uranium enrichment program, which Tehran maintains is peaceful. WHO Eastern»»»

The volume of construction works decreased, as an unadjusted series, by 2.4% in January this year compared with the same period in 2025, and by 0.9% as a series adjusted depending on the number of business days and seasonality, according to data published on Thursday by the National Institute of St»»»

Nearly 50,000 jobs have been posted since the beginning of the year on one of the online recruitment platforms active in Romania, marking a decrease of around 10% compared with the same period in 2025.According to data compiled by eJobs, within this margin there are also sectors that have increased»»»

The construction of the first cross-border interconnection quantum communication infrastructure between Bulgaria and Romania was officially launched at a ceremony held at the Institute of Robotics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia on Thursday, Bulgaria's Innovation and Growth Ministry a»»»

The Government approved on Thursday a draft law for the ratification of the Memorandum of Understanding on military cooperation between Romania and Egypt, signed in Cairo, on November 2, 2025."Draft law for the ratification of the Memorandum of Understanding on military cooperation between the Gove»»»

Populism is flourishing, as if they were not seeing that there is a global economic crisis, as if it had been forgotten that Romania is at a time of excessive deficit procedure and not even half of the path of budgetary correction has been made, according to aid Valentin Lazea, chief economist of t»»»

Mumbai: A deluge of weight loss drugs is set to transform the global fight against obesity as India prepares to unleash low cost generic versions of injections like Ozempic after a key patent expired Friday. The move will dramatically widen access to treatments that have long been considered a luxu»»»

Released on March 19, the latest Freedom in the World 2026 report finds that global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025, with more countries experiencing deterioration in political rights and civil liberties than improvements, Statista reports. »»»

Released on March 19, the latest Freedom in the World 2026 report finds that global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025, with more countries experiencing deterioration in political rights and civil liberties than improvements, Statista reports. »»»

Released on March 19, the latest Freedom in the World 2026 report finds that global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025, with more countries experiencing deterioration in political rights and civil liberties than improvements, Statista reports. »»»

As geopolitical tensions remain elevated and economic measures are becoming a key foreign policy tool, sanctions continue to shape global trade and diplomacy, Statista reports. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine»»»

As geopolitical tensions remain elevated and economic measures are becoming a key foreign policy tool, sanctions continue to shape global trade and diplomacy, Statista reports. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine»»»

As geopolitical tensions remain elevated and economic measures are becoming a key foreign policy tool, sanctions continue to shape global trade and diplomacy, Statista reports. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine»»»

Released on March 19, the latest Freedom in the World 2026 report finds that global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025, with more countries experiencing deterioration in political rights and civil liberties than improvements, Statista reports. »»»

As geopolitical tensions remain elevated and economic measures are becoming a key foreign policy tool, sanctions continue to shape global trade and diplomacy, Statista reports. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine»»»

Released on March 19, the latest Freedom in the World 2026 report finds that global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025, with more countries experiencing deterioration in political rights and civil liberties than improvements, Statista reports. »»»

As geopolitical tensions remain elevated and economic measures are becoming a key foreign policy tool, sanctions continue to shape global trade and diplomacy, Statista reports. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine»»»