Manila: Metro Manila’s housing shortage is one of the most visible signs of rapid urbanisation. Informal settlements in this city of 14.8 million people account for roughly 3 million people, or about one in four residents. They have grown along riverbanks, railways, and unused government land for d»»»

A synagogue in the Belgian city of Liège was damaged in an explosion in the early hours of Monday, police have said. The blast happened at around 04:00 local time (03:00 GMT) in front of the synagogue and damaged windows across the street but caused no injuries, according to officers. Willy Demeyer»»»

Dubai: Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has weighed in on the intense public scrutiny surrounding South Indian actors Vijay and Trisha Krishnan, urging people to respect their personal lives even as rumours about their dating lives persist. The speculation intensified after Vijay and Trisha were recently see»»»

In southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said it launched a "focused raid" to eliminate Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure using a brigade combat team under the command of the 36th Division. The military said before they initiated the operation, its forces launched a combined air and ground a»»»

Damascus, March 9 (SANA) Syria’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor signed a memorandum of understanding Monday with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to enhance cooperation in supporting refugees and internally displaced people. The agreement was signed at the ministry’s »»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh has tightened security at filling stations, sent students home and even scrapped light displays for independence and Ramadan celebrations, officials said Monday, as the situation in Middle East worsens the country's energy crunch. The South Asian nation of 170 million people impor»»»

A new national survey by Gallup International Balkan suggests that if elections in Bulgaria were held today, voter turnout would reach around 51%, while no political force would secure enough support to form a single-party government. The findings are based on a representative poll conducted betwee»»»

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The Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic extended the temporary ban on the export of farm animals from the country. The decree was signed by Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev. The restriction is in effect for six months and applies to cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. Authorities adopted t»»»

Dubai: The Ministry of Defence said the country’s air defence systems intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones detected on Monday. According to the ministry, air defences monitored 15 ballistic missiles, destroying 12 of them, while three fell into the sea. Authorities also detect»»»

At least 14 migrants drowned on Monday after a boat carrying them collided with a coast guard boat off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast during a chase, officials said. The incident occurred near the coast of Demre, in Antalya province, as the vessel carrying Afghans ignored calls to stop and attempted »»»

Italian banking group UniCredit has launched the next phase of its UniCredit for CEE initiative, allocating more than EUR 2.6 billion in financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises and microenterprises in the region by the end of 2027. UniCredit for CEE is a group initiative designed»»»

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Manas City Council Chairman Nurtilek Bolotov has resigned. According to available information, he submitted a letter of resignation. The reasons for his resignation have not been officially disclosed. The acting chairman of the City Council has not yet been announced.»»»

Kuwait: Kuwait held funeral ceremonies on Monday for two members of the General Directorate of Land Border Security who were martyred while performing their national duty. The funeral ceremony was attended by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al Sabah, al»»»

Air passenger traffic in Romania increased by 9.5% in 2025 compared to the previous year, reaching 28,477,600 passengers, up from 26,000,800, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS) cited by Agerpres. The largest shares of passenger traffic were recorded at Henri Coandă Bu»»»

In a step that reinforces its strong commitment to humanitarian causes, UAE-headquartered Response Plus and subsidiaries ICATT Response Plus and Prometheus Medical International have completed the repatriation of European citizens from the UAE amidst the current global airline disruption. The coord»»»

Tunis, March 9 (TAP) - The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Centre (CCIC) is organising a business mission to the PLAST 2026 exhibition, due June 9-12 in Milan (Italy). Devoted to plastics and rubber industry, PLAST 2026 is a major event for...»»»

From their hideouts in the Iraqi mountains near Iran, leftist Kurdish rebels say they are ready to fight the country, but hope for an uprising before they intervene, with or without US support. After saying that he would be "all for" a Kurdish offensive on Iran, US President Donald Trump appeared t»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Cyprus on Monday to discuss regional security, while Paris deployed warships to the Mediterranean and the US-Israeli war on Iran stretched into a second week. Macron, who landed in Paphos earlier on Monday, met Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and »»»

According to data from the Situation Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, assistance has been provided and continues to be provided to more than 2,600 Bulgarian citizens who have left countries in the Middle East region and Iran, the Ministry said here on Monday. The figures are as of 9:30 a.»»»

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A corruption scheme has been uncovered at the Republican Blood Center of the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan, the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) reported. According to the SCNS, the center’s former director K.B.B. allegedly entered into a prior agreement with a private company in 202»»»

An Israeli airstrike and tank shelling killed six Palestinians, including two women and a girl, in separate attacks in Gaza City on Sunday, the deadliest incidents in Gaza since the US-Israeli assault on Iran began a week ago, health officials said. Mohamed Abu Selmia, the head of the Al Shifa Hosp»»»

Amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Arabian Gulf and disruptions to vital shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia’s ports have emerged as an alternative artery, not only for the region but for global trade. Designed with advanced infrastructure and high operational capacity,»»»

Public transport employees blocked one of the entrances to the Asparuh Bridge in Varna during a protest on Monday demanding an increase in their salaries by at least 5%. Before blocking the Asparuh Bridge, which is the only connection linking the Asparuhovo and Galata boroughs with Varna city centr»»»

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At least 1,126 citizens of Kyrgyzstan are serving sentences in Russian prisons. Aibek Aidarbekov, Consul General of the Kyrgyz Republic in Novosibirsk, announced at a meeting of the Committee on International Affairs, Defense, Security, and Migration of the Parliament. According to him, 143 of thes»»»

Officers of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) carried out investigative and operational measures in Jalal-Abad region to neutralize leaders of the banned religious extremist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, the SCNS press center reported. During the operation, security serv»»»

An Iranian drone strike targeting a oil refinery in Bahrain overnight injured 32 cilvilians, four of them children. Image courtesy of UPI March 9 (UPI) -- At least 32 people were injured, including four children, in an Iranian drone strike on Bahrain overnight, the largest casualty toll sustained b»»»

Dubai: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), on Monday, announced the completion and phased handover of DIFC Square, a new commercial office development delivered ahead of schedule. This comes as demand for office space in the district continues to rise. Sign up for our daily business newsle»»»

Deloitte and conversational AI agent platform developer ElevenLabs partner in order to support enterprises in their transformation of customer experience using agentic AI. The co-operation, making ElevenLabs’ first partnership with a Big Four firm, is designed to deliver more natural, reliable, mul»»»

Envisia and the Romanian-American University have announced the launch the 12th cohort of the postgraduate program “Corporate Governance that Creates Value – Corporate Governance in Practice,” the only accredited academic program in Central and Eastern Europe dedicated to the professionalization of»»»

Tunis, March 9 (TAP)- A national symposium on energy transition will be organised next May 20-21 by the National Agency for Energy Command (ANME) at the City of Culture under the motto "Towards a Sustainable and Innovative Energy Transition." ...»»»

The ripples from war in the Middle East are already being felt in Europe, with rising energy prices and NATO allies targeted, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Monday. Oil prices soared Monday peaking just short of $120 a barrel as the US-Israeli war against Iran continued into a second week, with»»»

Vienna, March 9 (SANA) A Syrian delegation from the Interior Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is participating in the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, held at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Syria’s Interior Ministry said. The delegation includes Dep»»»

CEC Bank has expanded its RoPay payment solutions with the launch of RoPay P2B (Person-to-Business), a feature that allows individuals to make instant payments to merchants directly from the CEC mobile banking app, without using a card or cash. The new functionality enables customers to complete pa»»»

Kyrgyz weightlifter Emil Moldodosov won a gold medal at one of the largest multi-sport events in the USA, the Arnold Sports Festival. The competition took place from March 5 to 8, 2026, in Ohio, its website says. More than a thousand weightlifters participate in the tournament annually. At least 10»»»

DOHA: The Shura Council, in its regular weekly session chaired by Speaker HEHassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim reiterated its strong condemnation of Iran’s blatant aggression against the State of Qatar and its continued military attacks using ballistic missiles, drones, and warplanes, in flagrant violat»»»

Dubai Duty Free has joined a growing list of contributors to the Edge of Life campaign to rescue five million children from hunger with a donation of Dh7 million. The campaign was launched in Ramadan by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE»»»

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Gisèle Pelicot joined tens of thousands of protesters in the French capital on Sunday as women across the world marked International Women's Day with rallies for equal rights, female empowerment and an end to gender-based discrimination. Many events also denounced the war in the Middle East sparked»»»

Paris, France: French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday the G7 will discuss a possible release of strategic oil reserves, as finance ministers of the world's leading industrialised nations prepared to meet for crisis talks on the Middle East war. Macron, whose country holds the rotating preside»»»

Dubai: “We don’t eat a lot while ending our fast during Ramadan,” says Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja, reaching for a single date and a glass of water on her table. “You start with something small and then you go pray. After that, we come back for the main meal.” It is a moment of quiet simplicit»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Tourism extended the temporary hotel accommodation for stranded passengers in the country for another week, allowing them to stay in a licensed hotel up to March 13, 2026. “The instructions issued under this circular shall enter into force from the date of its issuance [March 7, »»»

Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader on Monday, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge and appearing to close off any path to a swift end to war in the Middle East. The prospect that the disruption to global energy supplies - already one of the most s»»»

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Tariffs for several public services in Kyrgyzstan, including issuance of passports, certificates, and other official documents, have been increased, the press service of Kyzmat state institution reported. According to the agency, starting January 1, 2026, Kyzmat switched to a self-financing model a»»»

The complete deterioration of relations between Ukraine and Hungary was illuminated by Volodymyr Zelensky’s outburst and threat last week. “We hope that a certain person will not block the €90bn in the EU, or its first tranche, and that Ukrainian soldiers will receive the weapons. Otherwise, we wil»»»