Damascus, March 6 (SANA) – Global financial markets are witnessing a shift toward safer assets as investors reassess geopolitical risks following the escalation of military conflict between Israel and the United States on one side and Iran on the other since Feb. 28. Investment funds have begun red»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance Attacks Israeli Occupation Forces, Settlers with Missiles and Drones 06-03-2026 21:08 PM The Islamic Resistance continue»»»

Cargo shipping containers sit at Port Jersey container terminal in Jersey City, N.J., in April. Customs and Border Protection argued that it can't comply with a court order to refund illegal tariffs. File Photo by Angelina Katsanis/UPI | License Photo March 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protec»»»

Washington, March 6 (SANA) – Global oil prices climbed sharply on Friday, reaching their highest levels in two years amid fears that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East could disrupt energy supplies. According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose above $»»»

New York: The State of Qatar has sent a fifth identical letter to Secretary-General of the United Nations HE Antonio Guterres, and Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of March HE Michael Waltz, regarding »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters target Israeli occupation forces at the newly-established site in Markaba border town with a missile salvo: Sta»»»

Bulgaria Air will operate a charter flight from Dubai to Sofia on Saturday, March 7, to bring home stranded Bulgarian tourists, the national carrier’s press office said on Friday. It said the flight is organized by the tour operators Bohemia and Abax and will use an Airbus A320 with a total of 180 »»»

Smoke and flames rise after an Israeli airstrike on Dahieh, a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 6 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned Friday of a "humanitarian disaster" after Israel ordered m»»»

Regime change in Cuba is “just a question of time,” US President Donald Trump has said, renewing threats against the island’s government and suggesting Washington could turn its focus on Havana, once the war on Iran ends. Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Trump praised Secretary of State Mar»»»

MRF-New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski said he will refer what he described as false allegations contained in a "fabricated alert" by former European prosecutor Teodora Georgieva to the ad hoc prosecutor and the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office, and will send a copy to the European Public Prosecutor»»»

Damascus, March 6 (SANA) – Syria is seeking to position itself as an attractive destination for investment following liberation, as the government moves to rebuild the economy and encourage the return of local and foreign investors after years of economic isolation. Business figures say the country»»»

Pall bearers carry the casket containing the body of the Rev. Jesse Jackson as it arrives for the public service at the House of Hope church in Chicago on Friday. The public service is for people to pay respects and honor Jackson. Jackson, a well known advocate for civil rights and for the poor, an»»»

Tunis, March 6, 2026 (TAP) –The Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Economic and Financial Judicial Division in Tunis authorized an investigation into financial suspicious financial flows received by the managing committee of the “Sumud Fleet” in...»»»

Officials with one of the armed Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq told The Associated Press that they are not planning an imminent cross-border attack on Iran but would join a ground invasion if the US were to launch one. The comments appeared to be aimed at reassuring Iraqi K»»»

The Iraqi government and the autonomous Kurdistan region said Friday that Iraq must not be a launchpad for attacks against neighboring countries, following reports that militants might attempt to cross into Iran. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Kurdistan's regional president Nechirvan Ba»»»

American forces were likely responsible for the bombing of an elementary school in the southern Iranian town of Minab that left at least 168 children dead, as well as teachers and staff, the New York Times concluded in an analysis published on Thursday. The February 28 strike on the Shajarah Tayyeb»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) issued a stern warning regarding adjusting the prices of goods or services without prior official approval, saying that it was considered a legal violation and may result in a financial penalty reaching up to QR 1,000,000. The Ministry outli»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday the Middle East war must not lead to the collapse of the Iranian state, warning of the impact this would have on migration to Europe. "An endless war is not in our interest. The same applies to a collapse of Iranian statehood or proxy conflicts fought on»»»

Pokémon Company International has condemned the White House's use of its imagery, including a tiny version of the popular character Pikachu, in a meme posted online with the phrase "Make America Great Again". "We were not involved in its creation or distribution, and no permission was granted for t»»»

Canada's minister for US-Canada trade, Dominic LeBlanc, is in Washington on Friday for meetings with Trump administration officials — the first high-level talks between the two countries since negotiations broke down late last year. LeBlanc will be meeting with US trade representative Jamieson Gree»»»

Abu Dhabi: Earlier this Ramadan, Lulu Group International Chairman Yusuff Ali MA made a personal donation of Dh150 million to the Mother of the Nation Endowment for Orphans initiative and now his group is doubling down on that commitment with a landmark Dh100 million commercial partnership. The End»»»

The United Nations on Friday demanded swift investigations into fatal Israeli strikes across Lebanon to decide if they complied with international law. "Lebanon is becoming a key flashpoint," UN rights chief Volker Turk told reporters in Geneva. "I call for an immediate cessation of hostilities." L»»»

Microsoft's Xbox division has confirmed it's working on a new console, code-named Project Helix. The company said the "next-generation" device would "lead in performance" and play both Xbox and PC games, in a departure from its previous machines. Rumours have swirled for some time that the company »»»

A Canadian backpacker died from drowning after she was attacked by dingoes on a popular Australian beach, a coroner has found. The body of Piper James, 19, was found in the early morning on 19 January surrounded by about ten dingoes on K'Gari (formerly known as Fraser Island), off the eastern coast»»»

Aid agency the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said Friday that 300,000 people in Lebanon had been forced to flee after Israel launched a wave of evacuation orders and airstrikes. The aid agency also questioned the legality of the mass-evacuation orders Israel had issued there. The orders cover hun»»»

A Larissa court has ordered the immediate seizure of photos and videos taken by two forensic experts at the scene of the deadly Tempe train collision, after it emerged that the material had never been handed to judicial authorities. The request, submitted by lawyers supporting the prosecution, was »»»

President Donald Trump said Friday that only Iran's "unconditional surrender" would bring an end to the Middle East war, as Tehran was rocked by some of the heaviest US-Israeli strikes of the spiraling, week-long conflict. Now in its seventh day, the war has embroiled nations beyond the region, upe»»»

People line up to shop at a state-owned store in Havana in September 2025, before widespread food shortages started. File Photo by ERnesto Mastrascusa/EPA March 6 (UPI) -- A television report in Mexico said food products sent as humanitarian aid to Cuba are being sold in stores instead of reaching »»»

Almost all the Gulf states, including the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, that host American military bases or troops, have been targeted by Iran in the latest military confrontation between the Islamic Republic and the US and Israel. The current war between arch-foes I»»»

Tunis, March 6 (TAP) – The Fidaa Foundation on Friday held a ceremony to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Ben Guerdane epic (March 7) at the premises of the National School of Administration. This event is part of the foundation's activities to...»»»

TUNIS, March 6 (TAP) – Tunisia's ambassador to Romania, Sami Nagga, hosted an iftar dinner at the embassy on Thursday evening, bringing together several members of the Tunisian community residing in the country, particularly students, the Foreign...»»»

Several-thousand high school students have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest a recently adopted law that could lead to the reinstatement of compulsory military service. Under the new Military Service Modernization Act, all 18-year-old German men must register for potential service by fillin»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah fighters fire missile salvos at the Israeli settlements of Malkiyeh, Ramot Neftali and Shomera in the context of the evacuation w»»»

A 42-year-old motorist was arrested southeast of Athens on Thursday night for speeding, driving over the legal alcohol limit and driving a vehicle without a license, police said. According to authorities, the man was stopped on a main road passing through the town of Kalivia after a radar check rec»»»

Aid agency the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said Friday that 300,000 people in Lebanon had been forced to flee after Israel launched a wave of evacuation orders and airstrikes. The aid agency also questioned the legality of the mass-evacuation orders Israel had issued there. The orders cover hun»»»

Israeli air strikes battered Lebanon on Friday, sending the death toll since Monday up to at least 217, according to Lebanese authorities, as the premier warned "a humanitarian disaster is looming". The Israeli military renewed its strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs Friday afternoon, Lebanese sta»»»

Ukraine is preparing to dispatch military drone specialists to Gulf states to help them fend off Iranian-designed drones -- something the Ukrainian army has been doing since the start of Russia's invasion. The military assault launched in February 2022 spawned a cat-and-mouse game of aerial drone w»»»

The European Union and Hungarian opposition figures have sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over recent comments directed at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, describing them as a threat. The remarks came amid escalating tensions between Kyiv and Budapest related to inte»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) affirmed that markets and healthcare institutions across the country are operating normally, noting that a sufficient strategic stockpile of food and medical supplies is available to ensure the continuity of supply and meet the needs of the community in accordan»»»

President Donald Trump said Friday that only Iran's "unconditional surrender" would bring an end to the Middle East war, as Tehran was rocked by some of the heaviest U.S.-Israeli strikes of the spiralling, week-long conflict. Now in its seventh day, the war has embroiled nations beyond the region, »»»

There is fear and confusion on the streets of Beirut as people displaced from their homes by sweeping Israeli evacuation orders wait to see what happens next. Communities across huge swathes of Lebanon - including the south of the country and the capital's southern suburbs - have been told by Israe»»»

Tehran: President Donald Trump said Friday that only Iran's "unconditional surrender" would bring an end to the Middle East war, as Tehran was rocked by some of the heaviest US-Israeli strikes of the spiralling, week-long conflict. Now in its seventh day, the war has embroiled nations beyond the re»»»

Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) of the Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) coalition said Friday that it is in Bulgaria's best interests to join a French initiative for an extended nuclear umbrella to include more EU countries in it. Two parties reacted to the idea, one dismissing»»»

Acting under Article 99, paragraph 5 of the Constitution, President Iliana Iotova signed a decree relieving Angelina Boneva of her duties as caretaker Minister of Regional Development and Public Works. Under the same decree, Iotova appointed Nikolay Naydenov to the post, the presidential press serv»»»

1 of 4 | President Donald Trump said Friday he will not agree to end deadly military strikes on Iran without an unconditional surrender as Israel launches new attacks. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 6 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Friday he will not agree to end deadly milita»»»

Beside Israel's northern border fence, the bursts of machine-gun fire from inside Lebanon are loud and long, as new Israeli forces push in to take strategic positions near the border. The regular rumble of air strikes echoes over the shattered remains of Shia villages, destroyed during Israel's las»»»

By Wade SheridanMuslims celebrate Ramadan and gather for a communal meal in Ezbet Hamada in Cairo's Matariya district on Thursday. Ramadan runs through March 19. Egyptians gather for a communal iftar meal, the evening meal that breaks the fast, on the 15th day of Ramadan in Ezbet Hamada, in Cairo's»»»

Russia's military intelligence service is suspected to be behind a series of parcel fires that targeted the UK and Europe, investigators have said. European and British authorities launched a joint investigation after several self-igniting parcels detonated in Germany, Poland and at a DHL depot in »»»

Israel's military said Friday it had identified "simultaneous and coordinated" missile launches by Iran and Hezbollah aimed at overwhelming Israeli air defenses. "We... identified yesterday simultaneous and coordinated attacks between Iran and Hezbollah, simultaneous missile launching from both Ira»»»

Israel's military said a projectile fired at its territory on Friday wounded eight soldiers near the Lebanese border. "Earlier today, five IDF soldiers were severely injured as a result of projectile fire toward Israeli territory near the Lebanese border," the military said. "Three additional soldi»»»