The Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) coalition kicked off its election campaign in Sofia, holding an event in the park adjacent to the National Palace of Culture. “We must eliminate corruption and abuses in the country—not with empty words but through concrete action,” CC leader As»»»

Iran said on Sunday it would strike the energy and water systems of its Gulf neighbors in retaliation if US President Donald Trump follows through with a threat to hit Iran's electricity grid in 48 hours, escalating the three-week-old war. The prospect of tit-for-tat strikes on civilian infrastruct»»»

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence of the UAE, has posted a super cute picture of his little princess, Hind, celebrating her first birthday. Born on March 22, 2025, Hind was named after Sheikh Hamdan’s mother, Shei»»»

The US government has "plenty of money" to fund the war against Iran, but is requesting supplemental funding from Congress to ensure the military is well supplied in the future, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday. Bessent, speaking on NBC News' "Meet the Press" program, also ruled o»»»

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett listen as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S»»»

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Sunday slammed Israeli strikes on bridges and other infrastructure in the country's south, calling such attacks a "prelude to a ground invasion". Aoun "condemned Israel's targeting and destruction of infrastructure and vital facilities in southern Lebanon, particul»»»

Dubai: Four children were killed and three others seriously injured after an abandoned building collapsed while they were playing inside it in Oman’s Wilayat of Rustaq, security authorities said on Sunday. According to the Royal Oman Police (ROP), the incident occurred in the Al Haimli area, where »»»

Israel said it struck "Hezbollah" targets in south Lebanon on Sunday shortly after the military was ordered to destroy bridges allegedly used by the Iran-backed group across the Litani River. Lebanese official media reported Israeli raids in several areas of the south, while an AFP correspondent sa»»»

Tunis, March 22 (TAP) - Fourteen partners from ten Mediterranean countries will meet in Tunis from March 24 to 26, 2026, for an event on the theme “Civil Society and Wetlands,” aimed at reviewing a regional project dedicated to strengthening the...»»»

Paris: Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but Iran has threatened to target desalination plants after it said its own water and energy infrastructure had sustained damage in the ongoing war with Israel and the US. What has Iran said?Iran's military renewed its threats on Sunday again»»»

Washington, United States: Immigration agents will be deployed in US airports beginning Monday, aiming to alleviate soaring congestion at security screenings amid a weeks-long budget standoff over President Donald Trump's mass deportation drive, officials said. Trump announced the extraordinary mov»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - If the United States attacks power plants in Iran, Tehran will completely close the Strait of Hormuz until the plants are back to work, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for the Khatam Al-Anbiya central headquarters, said on Sunday. "If the US threats against Iranian power plants are»»»

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Israel's military said on Sunday that Iran had fired more than 400 ballistic missiles at Israel since the start of the Middle East war, with around 92 percent of them intercepted. The figures were announced a day after Iranian missiles struck two towns in southern Israel, leaving around 175 people »»»

The historical town of Veliko Tarnovo celebrated its holiday on Sunday. Among the official guests were National Assembly Chair Raya Nazaryan, BTA Director General Kiril Valchev, Veliko Tarnovo Mayor Daniel Panov, Municipal Council Chair Ventsislav Spirdonov, Regional Governor Valentin Mihaylov and »»»

Israeli casualties were reported on Sunday as Iran fired barrages of missiles towards the Zionist entity’s center. Israeli media reported on Sunday afternoon several missile impacts in Bat Yam and Holon. The video below shows impact of Iranian missile in Holon. “Damage was caused by apparent cluste»»»

President Donald Trump responds to a question from the media as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on Friday. Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI | License Photo March 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to obliterate Iran's power plants if it»»»

Berlin: Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl has ended his tenure "by mutual consent", the club said in a statement released Sunday. The surprise announcement, which sees Kehl leaving with immediate effect, comes amid rumours linking the former Dortmund player, who won three Bundeslig»»»

Tunis, March 22 (TAP) - A conference titled “Towards a Carbon Market in Tunisia: Challenges, Obstacles, and Conditions for Implementation” will be held on Tuesday at the Maison de l’Entreprise, at the initiative of the Arab Institute of Business...»»»

Abu Dhabi Police have called on motorists to follow safe driving practices and stay alert on the roads during periods of rainfall and changing weather conditions. The Traffic and Patrols Directorate stressed the need for drivers to focus fully while driving and to follow safety rules, especially wh»»»

Dubai: Kuwait’s Civil Aviation Authority has submitted a formal protest to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) over what it described as serious violations of the country’s airspace and attacks affecting Kuwait International Airport. In a statement, the authority said the move foll»»»

Tunis, March 22 (TAP/Interview by Amal Ben Hajiba) - The contribution of foreign investment to the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025 is estimated at between 3% and 4%, Director General of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA), Jalel...»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to pursue senior commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guards "personally", during a visit to a town struck by an Iranian missile the previous day. "We're going after the regime. We're going after the IRGC, this criminal gang," Netanyahu said, »»»

Iran's critical water and energy infrastructure have suffered extensive damage due to US and Israeli strikes on tens of thousands of civilian sites, officials said on Sunday. Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran on February 28, killing the Islamic republic's supreme leader and spar»»»

Iran’s huge leap in missile capability allowed it to punch through Israel’s vaunted multi-layered air defense shield, says political science and international relations expert Dr. Simon Tsipis. That explains why several warheads in Iran’s retaliatory strike on Dimona, home to Israel’s nuclear resea»»»

Dubai: Convective cloud formation is expected to bring rainfall and fresh to strong winds across parts of the UAE from today afternoon through Friday, with blowing dust and sand likely to reduce visibility, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The NCM said rainfall of varying inte»»»

Dubai: UAE air defences intercepted multiple ballistic missiles and drones launched from Iran, ensuring public safety across the country. Residents were advised to stay updated on travel and flight schedules, while authorities highlighted key measures to strengthen infrastructure, electricity, wate»»»

Manila: The Philippine authorities on Sunday raised the alert status of Bulusan volcano in Sorsogon province to Alert Level 1, signaling low-level unrest. In an advisory, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the volcano has recorded 475 volcanic earthquakes since March 15. Mo»»»

Havana: Cuban authorities scrambled Sunday to restore power to the island after the second nationwide blackout in less than a week, as the grid struggles due to an aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade. Some parts of Havana began to have power again, but others were still dark early Sunday, a »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Military actions against Iran have led to greater unity of the Iranian people around the country's leadership, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "We see that, unfortunately, the war is spreading. We all know that at the start of this campaign - this aggression - the goal was,»»»

Paris, France: Midfielder Idrissa Gueye said that his Senegal side deserved to be Africa Cup of Nations champions but he was ready to "hand back the medals" to Morocco if it eases tension between the two countries. Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 in extra-time in the January final in Rabat but CAF punishe»»»

Iranian missile strikes on two southern Israeli towns wounded more than 100 people on Saturday, medics said, after Israeli air defence systems failed to intercept the projectiles. The two direct hits tore open the fronts of residential buildings and carved craters into the ground. Magen David Adom »»»

GERB's national assembly unanimously re-elected Boyko Borissov chair of the party and its Executive Commission for a new four-year term on Sunday. There were no other candidates for the post. Borissov won 983 votes in favour, with no votes against or abstentions, at the forum in Sofia. Presenting h»»»

Doha, Qatar: On the initiative of Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser, Chairperson of Education Above All Foundation, the foundation, in partnership with Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), announced the distribution of brand-new Eid clothing to children in the Gaza Strip on the first day of Eid A»»»

Dubai: As the war between the United States and Iran enters its fourth week, the Strait of Hormuz has become the conflict’s most critical — and volatile — battlefield. The narrow chokepoint, through which a significant share of the world’s oil passes, is now effectively paralysed. Iran has largely »»»

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Israel said rocket fire from Lebanon killed one person on Sunday as Hezbollah said it attacked soldiers in northern Israel, the first fatality there in fire from Lebanon since the latest war erupted. Israel's ZAKA 360 emergency response unit said a person was pronounced dead after a strike on their»»»

IndiGo has issued a travel advisory as some flight operations may change at short notice due to the evolving situation in the Middle East. Passengers travelling between the UAE and India are advised to check their flight status and stay updated. Stay updated: Get the latest faster by downloading th»»»

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, known as Sinopec, reported a 36.8% decline in 2025 net profit on Sunday, citing rising substitution by new energy sources, and weak petrochemical margins, according to the company's filing. The world's largest oil refiner by capacity posted net income attributable t»»»

During almost three weeks of war in Lebanon, British-Palestinian doctor Ghassan Abu-Sittah has had no respite, telling AFP he has been working "against the clock" to save children wounded in Israeli bombardment. At the American University of Beirut Medical Center, one of the capital's main hospital»»»

Caretaker Education Minister Sergei Ignatov said in an interview on Nova TV on Sunday morning, “We want to make April 20 a permanent school-attendance day without classes, dedicated to commemorating the April Uprising.” “The day after elections is usually problematic, some schools cannot reopen bec»»»

Three wild European bison died on Sunday morning after being hit by a train in Poland's vast UNESCO-listed Bialowieza Forest in the east, the local police told AFP. According to a police spokesman, a herd of Europe's largest mammals, whose male specimens can reach 900 kilograms (nearly 2,000 pounds»»»

The agriculture and food system has never been calmer, caretaker Agriculture and Food Minister Ivan Hristanov said in an interview on Sunday. He argued that most employees in the system are honest people who now have the support they need. Speaking to BNR's Horizont programme, Hristanov said 10% to»»»

There is "no assessment to substantiate" Israel's claim that Iran has long-range missiles capable of reaching London, a UK cabinet minister has said. Housing Secretary Steve Reed told the BBC there was "no specific assessment that the Iranians are targeting the UK - or even could if they wanted to"»»»

March 22 is much more than a town holiday, it is a day when we honor the glorious past of Veliko Tarnovo, Mayor Daniel Panov said on the occasion of the town's holiday on Sunday. Panov recalled that Tsar Ivan Asen II wrote some of the most glorious pages in Bulgarian history, telling about the grea»»»

Tunis, March 22 (TAP) - Local fog is expected on Sunday morning, followed by partly cloudy weather that will at times become very cloudy, according to the National Institute of Meteorology.Scattered and occasionally thundery rain is forecast in the...»»»

The trial into the events leading up to the 2023 Tempe rail disaster in central Greece is set to begin Monday in Larissa, at a specially arranged hall in the Conference Center of the University of Thessaly’s Gaiopolis complex. The tragedy occurred on the night of February 28, 2023, when a passenger»»»

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Chasing an endless summer, one shorebird species undertakes a grueling annual journey from the Arctic to the tip of South America and back -- a feat increasingly fraught with peril. The Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) is one of the world's most remarkable travelers, but»»»

Israeli settlers rampaged through multiple Palestinian villages overnight Saturday and into Sunday, smashing cars, setting fires and wounding several men in the latest flare-up of violence in the occupied West Bank. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported attacks in at least six communit»»»