Missiles hit a building in the Beirut neighborhood of Bashoura, near the center of the city, on Thursday, after the Israeli military issued a warning of an incoming strike. An AFPTV live broadcast showed dark smoke rising into the sky above the heart of the Lebanese capital, and an apparent fire st»»»

BELGRADE - Presenting a national development strategy until 2035 to businesspeople, Serbia's First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Thursday it was the most significant and the most extensive programme aimed at accelerating the growth and development of Serbia and its economy, the»»»

Infosan, the only private ophthalmopediatric hospital in Romania, recorded a turnover of approximately 20 million RON (approx. €3.9 million) in 2025, generated entirely from medical services. These results reflect a steady increase compared to the previous year, when medical revenues stood at appro»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir, HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a phone call today from HE Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda. At the beginning of the call, HE the Ugandan President inquired about the situation in the State of Qatar in light of the recent unjust Iranian attacks»»»

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Tunis, March 12 (TAP) – The Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance has postponed the trial of President of the Tunisian Judges Association (AMT) Anas Hmaidi to March 26, at the request of his defense team, a judicial source told TAP...»»»

Walking through the aisles of his grocery store in Brooklyn, New York, Alap Vora points to a box of breakfast cereal. He says he paid roughly $5 (£3.75) to his distributor to get the pack of Honey Bunches of Oats onto the shelf. But his much larger rivals, the big US supermarket chains, can sell th»»»

Warning: This story contains graphic sexual descriptions. "If I had disobeyed my mother and gone to New York, what might have happened to me?" asks Gláucia Fekete. In 2004, as a 16-year-old living in the Brazilian countryside, she was taking her first steps in the modelling world. She says French m»»»

Dubai: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially cancelled the 2026 ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) board examinations for all centres in the UAE, according to a circular sent to school principals on Thursday. The decision follows earlier notices issued on»»»

Combinatul de Îngrășăminte Chimice Năvodari (CICh), the only Romanian producer of niche technological fertilizers and professional biostimulants, has obtained the updated Integrated Environmental Permit for its fertilizer and nitrogen-based product manufacturing operations. In this context, the com»»»

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Thursday that oil prices are unlikely to reach $200 a barrel, with President Donald Trump touting US gains from higher prices as the war with Iran disrupted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. "I would say unlikely, but we are focused on the military opera»»»

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement on the war on Thursday, saying that the leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used. Khamenei called on people in Gulf countries to “shut down” US bases, saying promised US protection is “nothing more than a lie»»»

Cairo: The Arab League condemned in the strongest terms on Thursday the blatant Iranian aggression that targeted the strategic port of Salalah in the Sultanate of Oman with drones, leading to damage to a number of fuel tanks inside the port. In a statement, Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahme»»»

Economic power is increasingly built on ideas protected by intellectual property, said Habip Asan, Director of the Division for Transition and Developed Countries at the World Intellectual Property Organization. He stated this during the high-level intellectual property conference "Innovation Empow»»»

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pictured) and right-wing Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro are each polling 41% in a potential runoff election. Photo by Sebastiao Moreira/EPA March 12 (UPI) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro are tied for the fir»»»

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has criticized Armenia's rejection of humanitarian aid for refugees from the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Armenian government's reasons for refusing Russian aid "raise suspicions" she stated.Zakharova stressed that despite the Yerevan's refusal, »»»

NORD Pipera Hospital, part of the MedLife Group, marks a national premiere in interventional cardiology for the treatment of atrial fibrillation through the implementation of 3D-guided Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA – electroporation) technology. This method is internationally recognized as a standard »»»

Paris, France: Air France-KLM said Thursday it is raising long-haul ticket prices due to soaring jet fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict. "The current geopolitical situation in the Middle East has led to a sudden and significant increase in fuel prices, particularly kerosene. As a result»»»

The Sofia Municipal Council Thursday approved six proposals by Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev and Council Chair Tsvetomir Petrov for the transfer of state-owned properties to the municipality. The properties include several landmark buildings in the capital, land for the construction of kindergartens a»»»

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., will face challenger attorney Julie T. Le in her primary. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo March 12 (UPI) -- A lawyer who was fired after she complained to a Minnesota judge about her job representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement is challenging Rep. Ilhan Om»»»

1 of 2 | Iranians gather on Revolution Street in Tehran to show support for Mojtaba Khamenei, the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on Monday. Photo by Hossein Esmaeili/UPI | License Photo March 12 (UPI) -- Mojtaba Khamenei shared his first message since being named Iran's new sup»»»

In our ongoing weekly digest, award-winning journalist Veronika Munk summarises and explains the most important political developments in Hungary. We guide readers on the route to the crunch 12 April 2026 election — a poll without precedent in the region over the past 15 years. This week, we cover:»»»

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Mojtaba Khamenei issued on Thursday his first statement, highlighting his attitude towards the latest developments of the US-Israeli war on Iran and his election. Ayatollah Khamenei said ,”We are keen on friendly ties with regional states, y»»»

The Sofia Municipal Council Thursday approved six proposals by Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev and Council Chair Tsvetomir Petrov for the transfer of state-owned properties to the municipality. The properties include several landmark buildings in the capital, land for the construction of kindergartens a»»»

Five people were killed and seven were wounded, including children, in an Israeli attack in Aramoun, a town about 10 kilometers south of Beirut and outside of Hezbollah's traditional strongholds. The strike hit an apartment in a residential area. At least 634 people have been killed in Lebanon sinc»»»

The Israeli military on Thursday warned it would strike a building in the center of the Lebanese capital that it said was a Hezbollah facility, and told surrounding residents to evacuate. "You are located near a facility of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, which the Israeli Defence Forces will»»»

The Israeli military says it is dropping charges against five soldiers who were accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee in a purported assault partially caught on camera. It's a bombshell development in a case that has divided Israel ever since the country moved to arrest the soldiers at»»»

Paris: The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that Gulf countries are currently cutting their oil production by at least 10 million barrels per day amid escalating military tensions in the Middle East, causing the largest disruption to global oil supplies in history. The agency, in a repor»»»

Bulgaria’s caretaker government is preparing measures aimed at easing the impact of rising fuel prices on both households and businesses. Speaking at a briefing at the Council of Ministers on Thursday, caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov said the planned actions are designed to provide targeted s»»»

Saudi Arabia has been named among the world’s top ten mining investment destinations in the Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2025, one of the most respected global benchmarks for assessing mining investment environments and a key reference for international investors. The report»»»

The White House says it is not currently considering a ground operation in Iran. At least that is what Donald Trump has suggested, assuring reporters that he is not preparing to send American special forces to Isfahan, home to one of the Islamic Republic’s key nuclear facilities. His remarks were q»»»

Patents protect and stimulate investment in new products and technologies by turning ideas into assets and creating legal certainty for innovators, European Patent Office (EPO) President Antonio Campinos said on Thursday during an industrial property conference held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in So»»»

U.K. energy regulator Ofgem on Thursday greenlit Tesla's bid to enter Britain's domestic and commercial electricity market withthe firm expected to offer a version of its "virtual power plant" where Tesla owners get low rates to charge their vehicles and "Powerwall" batteries and can return any sur»»»

DOHA: Qatar Airways has announced continued support for passengers affected by recent operational disruptions beyond the airline’s control, providing assistance to travellers stranded in Doha and facilitating limited flight operations. The airline said passengers stranded in Doha have been provided»»»

Geneva: The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced on Thursday that the number of registered displaced persons in Lebanon due to Israeli airstrikes has risen to over 816,700. The UN agency, via its X account, stated that many families remain without safe shelter, noting that collective she»»»

TUNIS, March 12 (TAP) – The fourth edition of the Sectoral Meetings on electrical, electronic and mechatronics industries will be held on March 26 at the headquarters of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA), at the...»»»

Manila: Filipino sailor George Miranda was racing to help a stricken vessel aboard the tugboat Mussafah 2 when he last spoke to his wife and young daughter. The 46-year-old, whose small ship was struck by a pair of missiles this week in the Strait of Hormuz, is the only seafarer from the Philippine»»»

Risks never disappear in business. They just change their form, frequency, and intensity. But one thing remains unchanged: companies need clarity, speed in decision-making, and a reliable partner. Paraphrasing a famous quote by the American founding father Benjamin Franklin, “in this world nothing »»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe As part of the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to a number of settlements in northern occupied Palestine, at 13:30 on Thursday, Ma»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe In response to the criminal Israeli aggression that targeted dozens of Lebanese cities and towns and the southern suburbs of Beirut, at 15:»»»

Tunis, March 12 (TAP) – Minister of National Defense Khaled Sehili joined personnel at the main naval base in Kelibia for the evening Iftar on Wednesday, alongside officers, non-commissioned officers, and enlisted personnel.During his visit on...»»»

Doha, Qatar: Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of State for Defense Affairs, HE Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani, received a phone call this Thursday evening from the Minister of Defense of Hungary, HE Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky. During the call, the two sides reviewed latest securit»»»

The General Secretariat of the Arab League expressed deep concern over the continued measures by the Israeli occupation authorities to close Al-Aqsa Mosque to Muslim worshippers, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan, considering this a violation of freedom of worship and an infringement of»»»

A former Ukrainian Secret Service (SBU) general and MP has issued an open public threat against the family of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, days after Vladimir Zelensky suggested his military could be despatched to speak with him “in its own language.” Speaking to Pryamy TV, Ukrainian poli»»»

British perfumier Jo Malone is being sued by Estée Lauder Companies for using her name in a collaboration with High Street retailer Zara. The US cosmetics giant bought Malone's eponymous perfume brand, Jo Malone London, including the rights to her name, in 1999. Though the Zara collaboration was wi»»»

An analysis of the need for nurses from third countries in Bulgaria's state hospitals is forthcoming, caretaker Health Minister Michail Okoliyski said at a parliamentary Health Committee meeting on Thursday. He was answering a question from Margarita Mahaeva MP of Vazrazhdane regarding a letter fro»»»

Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) - New Beginning leader Delyan Peevski has reported caretaker Interior Minister Emil Dechev to the Prosecution Office over alleged interference in the work of the professional staff of the Interior Ministry, the political party said on Facebook on Thursday. Pee»»»

Paris: With production in the Gulf countries at a standstill and gas prices rising, the war in the Middle East is disrupting the supply of fertilisers and posing risks for food security. A third of fertiliser shipped by sea comes from the region and cannot make it to the global market as Iran has e»»»