Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry confirmed Monday that most of the drones approaching the country by sea near the areas of Rumaithiya and Salwa were intercepted, with no injuries recorded. Director General of the Civil Defense, Brigadier General Mohammed Al Mansouri, said in a statement that p»»»

Türkiye’s trade minister said on Monday that day-trip passenger crossings at three Turkish customs gates at the Iranian border have been mutually suspended ‌but Türkiye is allowing ‌its ⁠own citizens and third-country ⁠nationals to enter from Iran. Minister Omer Bolat said in a statement ⁠on X that»»»

Doha, Qatar: After repeated alerts against gathering at incident sites, the Ministry of Interior has now issued two warnings against filming and sharing videos related to ongoing field developments. It stressed that circulation or publication of rumours constitute a violation leading to legal accou»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar sent out National Emergency Alert to all phone calling on public to stay indoors. It activated the national warning mechanism, where it stated,"All individuals are urged to strictly remain in their homes or in a safe location and not to leave except in cases of absolute necessity»»»

The supply of drinking water will be suspended on March 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the capital’s residential areas of Enesai, Dordoi-1 and Dordoi-2. The water outage will affect residential buildings, schools, preschool institutions, healthcare facilities, as well as other social, household and in»»»

Oil prices surged on Monday and shares slid as military conflict in the Middle East looked set to last weeks, threatening to upend a global economic recovery and perhaps reignite inflation. Brent jumped 6.4% to $77.57 a barrel, though it had briefly topped $82.00 at one stage, while US crude climbe»»»

Philip Ingram, Former British Military Intelligence Officer, is our guest.»»»

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, throwing the future of the Islamic Republic into doubt and raising the risk of regional instability.»»»

Mehran Kamrava, Professor of Governement, Georgetown University Qatar, is with us.»»»

Ellie Geranmayeh, senior policy fellow and deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations, is our guest.»»»

Yasmine Farouk, Project Diroctor, Gulf and Arabian Peninsula, International Crisis Group, is our guest.»»»

Iran "will not negotiate with the United States", Ali Larijani, the head of Tehran's Supreme National Security Council said on Monday. In a post on X, Larijani denied media reports that Iranian officials had sought to initiate talks with the Trump administration following a wave of US-Israeli strik»»»

Lebanon's Iran‑backed Hezbollah militant group said on Monday it launched rockets and drones at Israel overnight in retaliation for the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Israel retaliated by launching strikes against Lebanon's capital city of Beirut. Follow our liveblog»»»

The US announced on Sunday the destruction of the Iranian Guards' headquarters and the death of three US soldiers, the first casualties linked to Iran's retaliation for Israeli-American strikes in which Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed. US Central Command, or CENTCOM, annou»»»

Influencers gone to Dubai for its luxurious lifestyle are now watching, helpless and sometimes shocked, as Iran attacks the Gulf countries, retaliating against the large-scale Israeli-American air strikes operation that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Al Khamenei. Since Saturday, many expatria»»»

At least three oil tankers sailing near the Strait of Hormuz came under fire Sunday as hundreds of vessels dropped anchor outside the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Tehran said it has closed navigation through the strait, used to transport a fifth of the world's oil exports»»»

Since the start of Operation Epic Fury early Saturday, the United States and Israel have targeted dozens of military storage sites, command and control facilities, and naval vessels in Iran, including the missile storage site targeted above. Screenshot courtesy U.S. Central Command/X March 1 (UPI) »»»

A tram derailed Friday and slammed into a building in the heart of Milan, killing two people and injuring more than two-dozen others, officials said. The incident, along the central Vittorio Veneto avenue, came as the Italian business capital is hosting its seasonal fashion shows and is in the inte»»»

Tax authorities uncovered a retail outlet selling banned electronic nicotine delivery systems (electronic cigarettes) during a raid in Bishkek. The press service of the State Tax Service of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. According to the agency, the sales point was located in the basement of a resid»»»

An Iranian TV channel has reportedly been "hacked" by a pro-US/pro-Israel cyber attackers amidst the ongoing conflict with Tehran. It features a 36-second video clip showing an Iranian television channel, reportedly IRIB TV3 (typically broadcasting football events), suddenly interrupted by a split-»»»

Flight operations across the UAE remain suspended on Monday as multiple regional airspace closures continue to disrupt schedules, authorities and airlines confirmed. Also Read: US, Israel war with Iran enters Day 3 as tensions escalate, UAE stays alertThe General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) sai»»»

In January 2026, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4 million 609 thousand. The number of unemployed persons was 225 thousand and the unemployment rate was 4.6% In the period November 2025–January 2026, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4 million 628 thousand,»»»

A fee will be charged from pilgrims under a decision adopted by the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan. The muftiyat commented on the new measure. It is noted that during the People’s Kurultai held in December 2024, participants appealed to the president to consider raising salaries for»»»

Industrial producer prices were 2.9% lower on average in January 2026 than one year earlier. Domestic output prices were cut by 2.8% and non-domestic ones by 2.9% compared to January in the previous year. Compared to the previous month, domestic output prices were unchanged and non-domestic output »»»

PA Media/dpa London Video assistant referee (VAR) powers have been extended by football’s lawmakers. Using VAR to check corners will be an option for competitions from this summer, while the core VAR protocol has now been widened to cover second yellow cards and cards awarded to the wrong team. The»»»

Protests have erupted across Pakistan in response to the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei in an air strike on Tehran on February 28, local media Dawn reports. At least 10 people have been reported dead after clashes near the heavily protected US consulate in the port city of Karachi, but»»»

An image circulating widely on X, Facebook and other social media platforms purporting to show the body of Ali Khamenei beneath rubble following an airstrike has been confirmed as artificially generated, Dawn reports. The »»»

India is set to face renewed oil price volatility and increased macroeconomic headwinds as tensions around Iran intensify, following Israeli and US air strikes over the weekend, and what appears to be an Iranian attack on an oil tanker, north of Khasab Port in the Gulf, the Palau registered Sk»»»

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi held a telephone conversation on March 1 with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at Moscow’s request, as Beijing and Moscow responded to US and Israeli strikes on Iran. According to XINH»»»

European leaders called for de-escalation of the growing conflict in the Middle East and scrambled to assess security risks on March 1 after US and Israeli strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Israel on March»»»

Gulf markets fell on March 1 when some reopened for the first trading day after the dramatic escalation between Israel, the United States and Iran on February 28.  Bombings have rattled financial markets and disrupted»»»

An image circulating widely on X, Facebook and other social media platforms purporting to show the body of Ali Khamenei beneath rubble following an airstrike has been confirmed as artificially generated, Dawn reports. The »»»

Groups linked to Iraq's Islamic Resistance factions have called for a mass gathering aimed at storming the US embassy in Baghdad on the evening of March 1, 964 Network reported. A body calling itself the "Central Popular C»»»

European leaders called for de-escalation of the growing conflict in the Middle East and scrambled to assess security risks on March 1 after US and Israeli strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Israel on March»»»

An image circulating widely on X, Facebook and other social media platforms purporting to show the body of Ali Khamenei beneath rubble following an airstrike has been confirmed as artificially generated, Dawn reports. The »»»

Gulf markets fell on March 1 when some reopened for the first trading day after the dramatic escalation between Israel, the United States and Iran on February 28.  Bombings have rattled financial markets and disrupted»»»

Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover amounted to $5.8bn in January on a year on year gain of $1.32bn, or 29.2%, according to the national statistical committee. Growth was driven by a 26.7% y/y rise in exports to $1.69bn, s»»»

The Serbian embassy building in Tehran was damaged in airstrikes on Iran in the morning on March 1, but no injuries were reported, according to public broadcaster RTS. A military base located near the embassy was among the»»»

Hungarian researchers have achieved a breakthrough in battery technology with a patented product that is now ready for scaled-up manufacturing, former president Janos Ader announced at a conference on February 26. The technology, dubbed ONLi, developed by Hungarian startup Edortech Ltd., »»»

Following the US attack, US President Donald Trump announced that he had three candidates in mind to lead Iran. "I have three very good choices." the New York Times quoted the US leader as saying. He declined to reveal whom he had in mind. "I won’t be revealing them now. Let’s get the job done firs»»»

Ishenaly Arabaev Kyrgyz State University plans to build a three-story administrative building with a coworking space. A tender has been announced, and the corresponding application has been posted on the state procurement portal. The planned cost of the project is 53,902,262 soms. Applications are »»»

Razzak Beishekeev won bronze at a ranking wrestling tournament in Albania, the United World Wrestling (UWW) reported. He competed in the 72-kilogram weight class and defeated his opponent from Kazakhstan in the fight for third place. In the semifinals, the athlete lost to Mohammad Reza from Iran.»»»

The Israeli army has announced the beginning of strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Earlier, the army reported air raid sirens sounding in several areas of northern Israel after having detected projectiles fired from Lebanon. "In response to Hezbollah's projectile fire toward the State of»»»

PARIS, France — Two major shipping groups on Saturday suspended navigation through the Gulf as conflict flared between the United States, Israel and Iran, piling onto a growing maritime slowdown in the region.The announcements came as Iran's Revolutionary Guards had warned several ships that the St»»»

AMMAN — Commercial exports (re-exports) from Zarqa totalled JD32.6 million in February, with 270 certificates of origin issued, the head of the Zarqa Chamber of Commerce, Hussein Shraim, reported on Sunday.This marks a 4.12 per cent decline from January, when re-exports amounted to around JD34 mill»»»

Three-time world wrestling champion and Olympic medalist Aisuluu Tynybekova became a mother. She announced the news on social media. «There are three of us now,» she wrote. The athlete also thanked everyone for their congratulations. Judging by the photo she posted, the couple welcomed a baby boy. »»»

An earthquake measuring approximately magnitude 3.5 was registered on the Kyrgyzstan — China border. The Seismology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences reported. According to the Institute, the tremors were recorded this morning at 5.44 a.m. The earthquake’s epicenter was located on the b»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that progress had been made in assembling an international anti-gang force for Haiti, raising hopes that improved security could allow long-delayed elections to go ahead this year. Yet with armed groups controlling much of the capital, the prospec»»»

Britain's Royal Air Force base Akrotiri in Cyprus was hit by a suspected drone strike overnight, causing limited damage and no casualties, Cypriot authorities and the UK's Ministry of Defense said. A Cyprus government spokesperson ⁠said that "information received through ⁠various channels indicates»»»

The head of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of Kyrgyzstan, Abdulaziz kary Zakirov, addressed pilgrims staying in Saudi Arabia regarding the escalating tensions in the Middle East. «The situation in the Middle East is currently tense, and flights organized for the holy pilgrimage have been canc»»»