The US defense chief on Wednesday dismissed China and Russia as non-factors in Washington's decision making when it comes to the war against Iran. "I don't have a message for them, and they're not really a factor here, and our issue is not with them," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a press con»»»

Hezbollah said Wednesday it had targeted an Israeli military base near Tel Aviv in central Israel and a naval base in Haifa in the north with swarms of attack drones. The announcements by the pro-Iran group came shortly after Israel activated air raid sirens following what it said were launches fro»»»

Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has issued a weather advisory for the UAE, warning residents and motorists of active northwesterly winds sweeping across the country on Wednesday evening. The conditions are expected to continue until late evening, bringing fresh to strong gusts capab»»»

The Formula of the caretaker government is to unite all citizens, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov said in an interview with journalist Konstantin Valkov, broadcast Wednesday morning. In what was his first interview, he took questions about the upcoming elections, the Middle East crisis, the U»»»

The Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) warns that taking or sharing photos during sensitive times may unintentionally reveal information that could be exploited, such as geographic locations or individuals’ movements, potentially compromising public safety. The center also cautions against evo»»»

The US military wants you to believe that its worst day of air combat losses since the Vietnam War was the result of a “friendly fire” mishap. But do some digging and that story begins to look far-fetched. Three US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait on Monday morning in what»»»

China’s military has outlined five strategic lessons it says can be learned from the US-Israeli attack on Iran, warning against “blind faith in peace” and over-reliance on outside powers. China Military Bugle, the official press account of China’s armed forces, published a bilingual graphic on X on»»»

With Iran looming in the background, EU interior ministers are meeting in Brussels on Thursday (5 March) to discuss how to best deport people ordered to leave the bloc and return to their home countries. A senior EU diplomat told reporters earlier this week that ministers will focus on ways to comp»»»

Nepal is heading to a general election on Thursday, six months after sudden and violent protests rocked the Himalayan nation and led to the resignation of then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s government. Nearly 19 million Nepalis will vote to elect a 275‑member parliament, with more than 3,400 candi»»»

Tunis, March 4 (TAP) - Tunisian nationals residing abroad are now exempt from presenting tax receipts to access several administrative services in Tunisia.This measure, aimed at simplifying procedures for the diaspora, has been formalised by the...»»»

Dubai: Bollywood actress Lara Dutta, who has lives in Dubai with her husband, former tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi, has opened up about her experience amid the current regional tensions, describing moments of anxiety while strongly praising UAE authorities for ensuring residents feel protected. In a »»»

Sir Keir Starmer has defended the government's approach to the conflict in Iran, saying protecting British nationals is his "number one priority". It comes after President Trump criticised the prime minister for refusing to allow the use of UK bases in the initial US-Israel strikes on Saturday, say»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Government Communications Office (GCO) shared key facts on frequently asked questions regarding the country's air defence systems. GCO has outlined the points below. Have you recently heard unusually loud sounds? Most likely, these are the sounds of air defence systems intercepting»»»

1 of 2 | A smoke column rises above the Iranian capital capital, Tehran, on Tuesday following a U.S. airstrike. Photo by Nahal Farzaneh/UPI | License Photo March 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. military said it has hit almost 2,000 targets with more than 2,000 munitions since launching its "unprecedented opera»»»

Dubai: As tensions rise amid the ongoing conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran, a wave of photos and videos has flooded social media. However, not all circulating content is accurate. One of which is a footage of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) on a livestream when a massive explosion occur»»»

The Consumer Protection Commission in Bulgaria has launched checks at fuel stations across the country to determine whether retail prices have risen and, if so, whether such increases are justified. Economy Minister Irina Shtonova announced the measure at a briefing at the Council of Ministers, add»»»

The UAE has stressed the importance of responsible communication and public awareness amid the rapid spread of information across digital platforms, reaffirming that national security is a shared responsibility. Authorities said maintaining stability requires cooperation between institutions and th»»»

Dubai: As tensions rise amid the ongoing conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran, a wave of photos and videos has flooded social media. However, not all circulating content is accurate. One of which is a footage of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) on a livestream when a massive explosion occur»»»

Share: Image- Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, Lebanon, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco By Laila Bassam, Maya Gebeily, Tom Perry and Nazih Osseiran, Reuters BEIRUT – »»»

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) – New Beginning has called on President Iliana Iotova to convene the Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) in response to the situation in the Middle East. Bulgaria and its citizens need nationally responsible decisions, MRF-New Beginning Deputy»»»

Nearly 150 people were missing and several dead after an Iranian warship sank Wednesday off Sri Lanka following what crew members reported as an explosion, officials said. Sri Lanka's navy rescued 32 sailors from the frigate IRIS Dena but hopes were fading for 148 other sailors, the island's Foreig»»»

Dubai: The irony isn’t lost on Dubai-based travel content creator Kaunain Fatima, 29, who finds herself stranded in Tanzania after what was meant to be a carefree girls’ trip to Zanzibar. “Most of the stranded tourists are hoping to fly out, but my friend and I just want to get home to the UAE,” sh»»»

Thousands of mourners have filled the streets of the southern Iranian city of Minab for the funeral of 168 schoolgirls and staff killed in an attack on an elementary school on the opening day of the US-Israeli strikes. Images from the funeral show row upon row of small, shallow graves – the final r»»»

Europe has reacted cautiously — and in some cases critically — to the escalating conflict with Iran, as several leaders express concern over the widening war and the continent struggles to present a united response. When the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on Saturday, “very fe»»»

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Former Bulgarian deputy defence minister Rumen Kanchev described the situation in the Middle East as a “regional conflict” in an interview with Bulgarian National Radio on Wednesday. “America has concentrated colossal power in the area,” Kanchev said. He quoted statements in Wash»»»

Israeli strikes hit a Beirut hotel and residential complex in Lebanon's east, Lebanese state media said Wednesday, as Israel announced broad strikes in response to Hezbollah missile and drone launches. Lebanese state media said the Israeli attacks targeted a building in Baalbek, in Lebanon's east f»»»

More than 100 aid trucks crossed the Egyptian side of Gaza's Rafah border crossing on Tuesday, two sources told AFP. Israel closed all crossings into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, after it launched a joint attack on Iran with the United States. It agreed to reopen the Kerem Shalom crossing, where tru»»»

The Israeli military ordered the evacuation of a swathe of southern Lebanon on Wednesday, telling residents to move north of the Litani River on a third day of full-blown hostilities with Hezbollah. While Israel has already warned residents to leave dozens of villages in southern Lebanon, ⁠Wednesda»»»

Dubai: When the Gulf airspace was disrupted and flights began cancelling one after another, many residents found themselves stuck abroad, far from the city they had built their lives in. For some, that meant days of uncertainty, rerouting through multiple countries, and scrambling for any flight th»»»

Dubai: Iran’s expanding missile and drone campaign across the Gulf is testing the patience of Arab states, with Qatar warning that “all red lines have already been crossed” as Tehran’s retaliation against US-Israeli strikes begins spilling across the region. Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majed»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has warned it reserves the “full right” to respond to blatant Iranian aggression after a series of drone and missile strikes targeted Riyadh and the Kingdom’s Eastern Province. The warning came during a late-night Cabinet meeting on Tuesday chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Mini»»»

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child insisted Wednesday that children must be protected during the war in the Middle East, highlighting an alleged air strike on an Iranian school. Iran has blamed Israel and the United States for the strike on the school in the Iranian city of Minab on the fi»»»

Manila: The Philippines does not lack leaders. It lacks alignment. In a nation of 7,641 islands — fragmented by geography, up to 187 languages, history and politics — no single party, alliance, or strongman can carry the weight of national transformation alone. Also In This Package Philippine passp»»»

Dubai: Visa services are slowly resuming at the Dubai centre of VFS Global, but only for some countries. VFS Global said it has restarted partial operations amid ongoing regional disruptions. Some applicants can submit fresh visa applications. However, all countries are returning passports to appli»»»

Dubai: In moments of crisis, the true character of a nation reveals itself not only in the strength of its defences, but in the steadiness of its people. As the United Arab Emirates confronts what officials have described as blatant Iranian aggression, the country’s response has not been defined by»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, received a telephone call today from HE Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan. During the call, the developments of the military escalation in the region and its»»»

There is no increased migration pressure on Bulgaria in connection with the conflict in the Middle East, Deputy Interior Minister Ivan Anchev said here on Wednesday. “There is no reason for us as a state to worry about any increased immigration pressure in connection with the conflict in the Middle»»»

Dubai: As the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Philippines has noted that it is closely monitoring developments in the Middle East, particularly its impact on millions of Southeast Asians living and working across the Gulf. Officials have mentioned that assis»»»

US President Donald Trump has said the country's navy will protect ships in the Middle East "if necessary" in a bid to stop the energy supply crunch sparked by the US-Israel war with Iran. A fifth of the world's oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway wedged between Iran a»»»

Ecuadorean and US forces have launched operations against what it said were designated terrorist organisations in the South American country, the US military's Southern Command said on Tuesday. The Southern Command said the action was aimed at tackling illicit drug trafficking, but did not provide »»»

Sydney: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that US-Israeli strikes on Iran had been “inconsistent with international law”, calling for a rapid de-escalation of the conflict. Speaking at a gathering of the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney, Carney said Canada welcomed steps to chan»»»

Russia's transport ministry on Wednesday accused Ukrainian naval drones of attacking a Russian liquefied natural gas carrier, the Arctic Metagaz, which caught fire in the Mediterranean a day earlier. If confirmed, it would ⁠be the first ⁠time that Ukraine has attacked a Russian LNG carrier. The Sec»»»

DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani hasreceived a phone call from Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. During the call, they reviewed the developments of the military escalation in the region and its serious repercussio»»»

The march to the US midterm elections, which will determine which party controls both chambers of Congress for the second half of Donald Trump's presidency, is officially under way. Voters in a handful of states headed to the polls on Tuesday to pick the Democratic and Republican candidates for the»»»

Mediascope, one of Central and Eastern Europe’s leading trade-marketing and retail innovation agencies, has developed the Coors Thermo Regional Retail Toolkit, a comprehensive retail communication ecosystem designed to unlock the full power of one of the beer industry’s most iconic assets: the Cold»»»

France is planning a meeting of G7 finance ministers on the Middle East crisis, with central bankers also in attendance, the country's Economy and Finance Minister, Roland Lescure, said on Wednesday. "I have spoken with various counterparts, in particular Scott Bessent, who is the US Treasury Secre»»»

Approximately €630 million will be available in 2026 for those applying to the EIC Accelerator, a Horizon Europe funding program that provides support to startups and SMEs, says Ovidiu Mihăilă, founder of fundingloop, a consulting company for deep-tech businesses interested in accelerating innovati»»»

Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov stated at the start of the government meeting that Bulgaria’s fuel deliveries remain uninterrupted despite the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The country imports oil and petroleum products from regions not currently affected by hostilities, and there is no phys»»»

US President Donald Trump’s order to attack Iran has drawn mixed reactions among Americans, with polls showing a clear public split and statements from lawmakers exposing divisions within both the Republican and Democratic parties. Trump claimed the joint US-Israeli military campaign, launched on S»»»

Dubai: Hundreds of Iranians have begun crossing into neighbouring Turkey as fears grow in Tehran amid the escalating Middle East conflict. Families and individuals were seen arriving at the Kapikoy land border crossing in eastern Turkey, describing a tense and uncertain situation back home. Some tr»»»