The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced it carried out five operations targeting US military bases across the region within the past 24 hours, marking a continued escalation in its campaign. In a statement released early Tuesday, the group reaffirmed that “the presence of US forces inside Baghdad »»»

Monday stands out as hard day for the Israeli enemy army in southern Lebanon, as Hezbollah resistance fighters inflicted heavy losses upon forces attempting to advance across multiple axes. Enemy media acknowledged two distinct yet significant incidents in southern Lebanon: the first involving a dr»»»

Medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting lead into gold. Today, we know that lead and gold are different elements, and no amount of chemistry can turn one into the other, according to The Independent. But our modern knowledge tells us the basic difference between an atom of lead and an atom of go»»»

A broker for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to make a big investment in major defense companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing three people familiar with the matter. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said on »»»

John Ismay and Christiaan Triebert Washington: On the first day of the war with Iran, a weapon bearing the hallmarks of a newly developed US-made ballistic missile was used in an attack that struck a sports hall and adjacent elementary school near a military facility in southern Iran, according to »»»

Palestinian armed factions in Gaza are intensifying their operations in search of Israeli espionage devices that were planted in the enclave during the latest war. Sources from the factions told Asharq Al-Awsat that Israel managed to plant them through field agents or when its military was active i»»»

Doha, Qatar: Al Arabi moved a step closer to the Qatar Men’s Basketball League title after defeating Al Rayyan in the opening final at Al Gharafa Hall yesterday, while Al Sadd claimed third place after overcoming Al Ahli. Al Arabi made a strong start and controlled the first quarter 23-11. Al Rayya»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with the Gulf Health Council, marked Gulf Vaccination Day yesterday (March 30) by reaffirming the importance of immunisation in protecting public health and preventing the spread of infectious diseases. In a statement shared on social med»»»

Manila: For days now, a 53-year-old woman has quietly waited at the Victory Liner Terminal in Quezon City — not for a ride home, but for something far more uncertain: a job. “I am just here to look for a job as a house helper,” Carmen Pepito dela Cruz said, told the Inquirer. She arrived in Manila »»»

London, March 31 (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in the British capital on Tuesday for an official visit to the United Kingdom, accompanied by a ministerial delegation, following the conclusion of his trip to Germany. According to the presidential media office, President al-Sharaa is expec»»»

The State Customs Service of Kyrgyzstan warned about the dissemination of fake information online. The agency’s press service reported. The State Customs Service does not sell goods from temporary storage warehouses or other customs infrastructure facilities to individuals or legal entities. The vi»»»

LONDON — Oil prices rose as the Middle East crisis escalated with the entry of Houthi rebels into the war and as US President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran's main export terminal.However European and US stocks rose as markets focused on Trump's comments on negotiations to end the fighting»»»

LONDON — Here are the latest key facts and figures about 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 passes through the waterway in peacetime.The war erupted on February 28 whe»»»

In 2025 against 2024: the average number of pensioners was 4917 thousand persons, decreasing by 42 thousand persons as against the previous year; the average number of state social insurance pensioners was 4563 thousand persons, decreasing by 27 thousand persons as against the previous year; the av»»»

The unemployment rate in the capital stood at 0.45% at the end of February, down from 0.46% in the previous month, with 5,923 unemployed persons registered with the Bucharest Municipal Employment Agency (AMOFM), including 3,650 women, the institution said on Monday.Of the total number of unemployed»»»

The unemployment rate recorded at national level fell to 3.34 percent at the end of February 2026, 0.01 percentage points lower than in the previous month and compared with February 2025, the National Employment Agency (ANOFM) announced on Monday.The total number of registered unemployed was 267,54»»»

The average annual number of job vacancies in Romania stood at 31,000 in 2025, down by 5,000 from the previous year, while the average annual vacancy rate was 0.60%, 0.10 percentage points lower, according to data published on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to offici»»»

The 6.2% deficit target of GDP for this year has all the chances to be met, if the growth of revenues and budget expenses check-in are kept, considers the economic consultant Adrian Negrescu.'I reviewed the budget execution figures for the first two months this morning, and the outlook is quite pos»»»

Arrears of the general consolidated budget rose by 4.06% in February 2026 compared with the previous month, reaching 734.8 million lei, up from 706.1 million lei, according to data published on the Ministry of Finance (MF) website.Arrears overdue by more than 90 days decreased by 3.85%, from 207.9 »»»

The simple motion against the Minister of Environment, Diana Buzoianu, was rejected, on Monday, by the Senate's plenary session.There were 41 votes in favor, 45 against and one abstention. The document, entitled 'Diana Buzoianu, the red-green commissioner of thirst and darkness. As the Bolshevik of»»»

The Alliance for Romanians' Union (AUR) would receive 33 percent of the vote if parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, followed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with 24 percent and the National Liberal Party (PNL) with 16 percent, according to a survey conducted by the Centre for Urban »»»

More than half of Romanians (55%) believe that the military actions of the United States and Israel against Iran are rather unjustified, while 32% consider them justified and 13% cannot say, according to a survey conducted by the Centre for Urban and Regional Sociology (CURS).According to CURS, the»»»

A large majority of Romanians (89%) are dissatisfied with how the government has handled the fuel crisis, while only 8% say they are satisfied and 3% have no opinion, according to a survey conducted by the Centre for Urban and Regional Sociology (CURS).According to the research, rising fuel prices »»»

The Bank of Greece supported the National Bank of Romania in the first years of the post-communist period, offering technical assistance in the institutional transformation process, in the context of the transition to a market economy, declared on Monday the Governor of the National Bank of Romania»»»

The ongoing geopolitical conflict in the Middle East is a new adverse supply shock for the global economy and for that of the eurozone, with a potentially significant macroeconomic impact if the conflict persists or spreads to other countries, the governor of the Bank of Greece, Yannis Stournaras, »»»

The Minister of National Defence, Radu Miruta, had a meeting on Monday with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bucharest, Willemijn van Haaften, during which they discussed, among other things, the progress of joint projects in the defence industry.According to a press release from»»»

The situation of fuel prices, transport interconnection projects, military mobility and the dialogue on the development of the future European strategy for sustainable tourism were the main topics discussed on Monday, at Victoria Palace, during the meeting between Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and Ap»»»