Dubai: Luxury carmaker Ferrari has resumed deliveries to the Middle East following a period of logistical disruption caused by the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, the Italian marque revealed exclusively to Gulf News on Thursday, March 27. Giorgio Turri, Managing Director of Ferrari Middle East, conf»»»

Abu Dhabi authorities have confirmed the deaths of two individuals—a Pakistani and an Indian national—after falling debris from an intercepted ballistic missile on Sweihan Street caused casualties and property damage. Three others were injured, and several vehicles sustained damage. Emergency servi»»»

Dubai: Israel says it has killed Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards navy and the man widely seen as running Tehran’s strategy in the Strait of Hormuz — a critical global energy chokepoint. If confirmed, his death could mark a turning point in Iran’s maritime posture — ra»»»

Russia is in contact with the United States about a new round of talks on a Ukraine peace settlement as soon as conditions allow, the Kremlin said on Thursday. "We remain open, we are in contact with the Americans, and we are counting on holding the next round of talks as soon ‌as circumstances per»»»

In its soon to be celebrated 20 years of presence on the Romanian market have positioned Auchan as one of the companies that helped define modern retail locally, through a diversified multi-format strategy, sustained investment, and long-term partnerships across the value chain. This contribution w»»»

In February 2026, at least 42,000 cases of infectious and parasitic diseases were registered in Kyrgyzstan. A report of the National Statistical Committee, citing the Ministry of Health, says. According to the ministry, acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) predominated among infectious and par»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran wants to legalize fees for vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian parliament member Mohammadreza Rezaei Kouchi said on Thursday. "We want to develop a bill in which sovereignty, dominance and control over the Strait of Hormuz will be considered law, creating a»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Pentagon plans to withhold its review of US troop deployments abroad for the first time in decades, a document that typically aids Congress and allies in assessing Washington's military priorities and shaping their budgets, media reported, citing US, NATO and European off»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran should take the US proposal more seriously, as there would be consequences if the deal was abandoned. "The Iranian negotiators are very different and 'strange.' They are 'begging' us to make a deal, which they should be doing s»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Global oil products prices are hitting record highs due to the Middle East crisis, including export restrictions in a number of countries, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday. "Prices for oil products have risen significantly higher than oil prices. Usu»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump's surprising claim this week that talks with Iran were yielding great progress has only raised more confusion over a war whose goals were already unclear. The most basic question: What talks? A 15-point plan from the Trump administration offering a potential pathway to a»»»

Sharjah: Sharjah City Municipality (SCM) has activated a comprehensive operational plan to manage the impact of the ongoing low-pressure weather system, ensuring swift field response and uninterrupted public services. The municipality confirmed that specialised teams are working round the clock to »»»

Meeting with representatives of branch organizations in agriculture and livestock breeding Thursday, Prime Minister Andrey Gurov said the government "is making serious efforts" to prepare crisis-response measures that will not threaten fiscal stability while providing reassurance to citizens and bu»»»

Alerts for violations of the election legislation are about 500-600% higher compared with October 2024, caretaker Interior Minister Emil Dechev said in Vratsa on Thursday. He arrived in the city for a meeting with the leadership of the Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry, together with th»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Library announced early closure for today, March 26, 2026, due to weather warning. The library said, "Due to a weather warning, the library will close today at 4pm instead of the usual 8pm. It further apologised for the inconvenience caused to it visitors and expressed a»»»

For more than four decades, Pakistan’s approach toward Afghanistan has been guided by a simple assumption – that Afghanistan’s political trajectory must remain aligned with Pakistan’s security interests. From the Soviet war of the 1980s to the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s and again after the Fa»»»

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Thursday that indirect negotiations were being held to end the war in Iran, using Islamabad as an intermediary. Dar, who is also deputy prime minister, described speculation about "peace talks" as "unnecessary", adding: "In reality, U.S.-Iran indirect talk»»»

As Israel trades fire with Hezbollah, calls for mass evacuations and sends ground troops deeper into Lebanon, its leaders have hinted at a long-term occupation modeled on the devastating conquest of much of Gaza after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Israel says it needs to establish a zone of control »»»

The Pentagon is weighing whether to redirect weapons originally meant for Ukraine to the Middle East, as the war in Iran strains supplies of some of the US military's most critical munitions, the Washington Post reported Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter. The weapons that could»»»

As Israel trades fire with Hezbollah, calls for mass evacuations and sends ground troops deeper into Lebanon, its leaders have hinted at a long-term occupation modeled on the devastating conquest of much of Gaza after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Israel says it needs to establish a zone of control »»»

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday that an Israeli airstrike had killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' navy. "Last night, in a precise and lethal operation, the IDF eliminated the commander of the Revolutionary Guards' navy, Tangsiri, along with sen»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Minister of State for Energy Affairs, HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, met in Doha today with HE Luigi Di Maio, the European Union Special Representative for the Gulf Region. Discussions during the meeting dealt with the impact of the ongoing regional conflict on the global energy industr»»»

Aida Zhanybaeva, principal of preschool educational institution No. 7 in the village of Eshperov, Ton district, Issyk-Kul region, has won the international competition Best Teacher of the CIS. The Ministry of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic announced. According to the ministry, she was awarded a f»»»

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Wednesday evening Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Russian President Vladimir Putin were due to hold a conversation within the next few days to discuss, among other topics, a new natural gas arrangement between Serbi»»»

Dubai: Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways is planning more than 1,000 flights and over 200,000 seats through April 30 as it stabilises operations following recent disruptions, its CEO Barathan Pasupathi announced. “We are planning our operations on a rolling basis of four to six weeks… covering more than 20 »»»

Following the conclusion of a government meeting, Minister of State for Local Government Ervin Demo addressed the media, providing updates on the recent cyberattack targeting the Albanian Post system. Demo confirmed that a detailed analysis is currently underway by the National Cyber Security Autho»»»

During the Eid holiday (23 March), the Hafter-controlled National Development Agency (NDA) announced that it had signed two contracts for the construction of what it referred to as two strategic projects in the city of Sirte. These are the Sirte International Equestrian Track and the new government»»»

The Constitutional Court said on Thursday it had opened a case at the request of the Council of Ministers to establish the unconstitutionality of a National Assembly resolution of March 13 concerning measures to address the price shock caused by high crude oil and natural gas prices. The draft reso»»»

Dubai: The United States and Iran are digging in, raising the risk of a deeper and wider conflict as diplomacy stalls, military pressure builds and Tehran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz — a move already rattling global markets and regional security. The renewed push for talks comes despi»»»

Amid rising Middle East tensions, Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif has offered Islamabad as a neutral venue for US–Iran talks, a move experts say reflects strategic positioning rather than a simple diplomatic gesture. Dr. Maria Sultan, an adviser to Pakistan's Ministry of Defense, explained in an inter»»»

Alaan, UAE-born corporate card and spend management platform, today announced the launch of ‘Alaan Sawa: Better together’, an initiative created to support UAE SME businesses. The initiative will support up to 1,000 businesses across the UAE, with a total commitment of Dh3 million in benefits. As b»»»

Dubai: Motorists and visitors in Hatta have been urged to stay away from water streams and avoid hiking during unstable weather, as police ramp up patrols across valleys and mountainous area. Brigadier Mubarak bin Mubarak Al Ketbi, Director of Hatta Police Station, said patrols have been deployed a»»»

Tunis, March 26 (TAP)- The weather on Thursday is temporarily cloudy in most regions, densely cloudy in the north with scattered showers which are expected to move to the south overnight. The wind is blowing north in the north and the midland...»»»

An Athens police officer was injured on Thursday in an ax attack by a man reportedly suffering from mental illness. The incident took place after two officers were dispatched to the man’s residence on Rostoviou Street in the central Ampelokipi district to carry out a court-mandated involuntary psyc»»»

Seismologists are keeping an eye on activity around the Mount Athos peninsula in northern Greece after a 4.9-magnitude tremor rocked the historic monastic community on Wednesday. Experts told state broadcaster ERT on Thursday that the 9:08 pm quake, which struck 11 kilometers west-northwest of Kary»»»

Greece’s highest administrative court rejected a revised plan for a large tourism development on Paros, citing constitutional concerns but referring the judgment to its plenary due to the importance of the legal issues. The Council of State outlined five reasons the amended proposal by EKTER for a »»»

Share: FILE- Hezbollah and Iranian Revolutionary guard (IRGC) flags . Both bare a hand holding up a rifle and a globe. IRGC operatives fired the first rockets at Israel on March 2 , 2026 and Hezbollah is now being commanded by IRGC according to Lebanese PM . Lebanon decided the Iranian ambassador f»»»

Dubai: One of the UAE’s most anticipated public holidays is approaching, with residents set to enjoy an extended break for Eid Al Adha in 2026, offering one of the longest holiday periods of the year and a peak time for travel, family gatherings and leisure activities. Eid Al Adha, the second of Is»»»

Tunis, March 26 (TAP)- The weather on Thursday is temporarily cloudy in most regions, densely cloudy in the north with scattered showers which are expected to move to the south overnight. The wind is blowing north in the north and the midland...»»»

In an address on the Day of Thrace, President Iliana Iotova paid tribute to generations of awakeners and revolutionaries, the Siege of Adrianople and the victorious Bulgarian arm, the President's press secretariat said on Thursday. Iotova said: "We relive the terrible summer of 1913 and the upheava»»»

One in two Bulgarians lives with untreated or uncontrolled high blood pressure, Prof. Kiril Karamfilov, head of the Cardiology Clinic at Alexandrovska Hospital and chairman of the Society of Cardiologists in Bulgaria, said here Thursday. He was speaking at a press conference at the National Press C»»»

Lebanon's Iran-aligned Hezbollah group said Thursday that it struck10 Israeli Merkava tanks in three southern towns along the border. In a series of separate statements, Hezbollah said that its members targeted the advanced Israeli tanks with guided missiles in the towns of Deir Siryan, Debel, and »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke with German FM Johann Wadephul on Wednesday evening about Serbia-Germany bilateral relations and Serbia's EU path. In a post on his buducnostsrbijeav Instagram profile, Vucic noted that the discussion with Wadephul had been good and substantial. "»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.4367 dinars for one euro on Thursday, which is a slight change relative to Wednesday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative»»»

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Dubai: Dubai’s Airport Show will now take place in October instead of May, with organisers shifting the dates to give the aviation industry more certainty and flexibility in planning. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The event, which was scheduled for May 12 to 14, will»»»

Bangkok: Nuclear power is getting a second look in Southeast Asia as countries prepare to meet surging energy demand as they vie for artificial intelligence-focused data centres. Several Southeast Asian nations are reviving mothballed nuclear plans and setting ambitious targets and nearly half of t»»»

Britain's economic ‌growth prospects this year received the sharpest downgrade of any major economy in the OECD's interim forecast update on Thursday following the US-Israeli war ​on Iran, while inflation is set to rise faster too. The Paris-based international body cut its 2026 forecast for Britis»»»

Doha, Qatar: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs, HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani, met with HE Luigi Di Maio, the European Union Special Representative for the Gulf region, during his visit to the State of Qatar. During the meeting, the two sides revi»»»