Ireland's Taoiseach (prime minister) Micheál Martin prides himself on his boxing skills from the years he spent as an amateur in the ring and those skills came in handy in Washington on Tuesday. His opponent? President Donald Trump. The venue? The Oval Office, home territory for the US leader. And »»»

Central Bank of Egypt The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the Egyptian Cabinet have officially declared a five-day paid holiday in observance of Eid al-Fitr 2026. According to an official statement released by the Central Bank of Egypt, the banking sector will observe the holiday starting Thursday,»»»

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk witnessed, Tuesday, March 17, the signing of a memorandum of understanding to promote agricultural innovation and translate research into scalable solutions. The MoU was inked between the Agricultural Research Center and the Alliance of Biove»»»

Dubai: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has confirmed that the UAE labour market continues to operate with stability and efficiency, despite ongoing regional developments. Stay updated: Get the latest faster by downloading the Gulf News app now - it's completely free. Click here fo»»»

Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Adylbek Kasymaliev gave an exclusive interview to the Interstate Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (ITRC) Mir. It was timed to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the Commonwealth of Independent States. In a conversation with Iri»»»

The Kremlin on Wednesday condemned what it called "the murder" of Iran's leaders in US-Israeli airstrikes, a day after Iran's semi-official Fars news ‌agency confirmed that ‌Ali Larijani, ‌a ⁠senior adviser to Iran's ⁠late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, had been killed in Tehran. "We unequivocally ⁠c»»»

The supply of drinking water will be suspended in one of the central districts of the capital on March 19 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The press service of the Bishkek City Hall reported. Residential buildings, schools, kindergartens, healthcare facilities, as well as other social, and industrial facilit»»»

A memorial plaque honoring renowned Hungarian Turkologist and linguist István Kongur Mandoki will be unveiled on March 19 at 10 a.m. The press service of the Hungarian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the embassy, the plaque will be installed at the National Innovation Technological Sch»»»

Senator Markwayne Mullin, who has been tapped by US President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Homeland Security, will appear on Wednesday in front of a congressional committee. The Republican lawmaker from Oklahoma will testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Com»»»

Dubai: ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited (ICICI Prudential AMC), one of India’s largest asset management company, today inaugurated its branch in Dubai International Financial Centre (‘DIFC’), marking a significant step in its overseas expansion strategy and reinforcing its commitme»»»

Doha, Qatar: His Excellency Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, met today with His Excellency Mr. Ryosei Akazawa, the Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan. Discussions during the meeting, which was held virtually, dealt with the impact of the ongoing region»»»

Aigul Ryskulova has been appointed head of the Department of Labor Migration and Social Protection of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). The EEC reported. Aigul Ryskulova was born in Frunze (now Bishkek) in 1964. She is married and has a son. In 1983, she graduated from the Law Faculty of the »»»

The Chairman of the State Tax Service of Kyrgyzstan, Almambet Shykmamatov, met with entrepreneurs in Osh, the State Tax Service reported. According to the agency, the meeting was held in a question-and-answer format. «The business community was briefed on the modern tools being introduced to identi»»»

A capsule-laying ceremony for the construction of Umut Chyragy kindergarten took place in Bishkek, attended by Cabinet Chairman Adylbek Kasymaliev and Mayor of the capital Aibek Dzhunushaliev. The City Hall announced. «The modern, two-story kindergarten will be located at the intersection of Akhunb»»»

The freestyle wrestling team of Kyrgyzstan will participate in an international tournament in Armenia. The Wrestling Federation reported. According to the federation, the tournament, dedicated to the memory of Lyova Vardanyan, will be held on March 17-18 in Yerevan. Athletes in the 20 and under age»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Lebanese Health Ministry says two people martyred, one injured in Israeli strikes on the southern coastal city of Sidon 18-03-2026 11:24 AM»»»

Dubai: As the war with Iran intensifies, US President Donald Trump is increasingly focused on what may be the most dangerous decision of the conflict — whether to launch a ground operation to seize or destroy Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Repeatedly over recent days, Trump has argued»»»

War in Lebanon has wounded or killed the equivalent of one classroom of children daily and robbed the remainder of their sense of normalcy since it began two weeks ago, a top official of the UN children's agency said. According to Lebanese health ministry figures, at least 111 children have been ki»»»

2025 brought massive consolidation in the media industry through Omnicom’s acquisition of Interpublic Group (IPG). Following the mega-merger, Omnicom became the world’s largest advertising holding company, leading to significant restructuring, the retirement of legacy agency networks DDB, FCB, and »»»

Dubai: Dubai Airports has facilitated the journeys of over one million passengers in the past 17 days, even as airspace closures and regional tensions disrupted operations, CEO Paul Griffiths told CNN’s Becky Anderson. Griffiths said Dubai International Airport (DXB) has handled over one million pa»»»

The caretaker government has approved a decision to provide additional funding to the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of Bulgaria to introduce a temporary programme compensating households for rising fuel prices, caretaker Labour and Social Policy Minister Hasan Ademov and caretaker Finance Mi»»»

Dubai: The Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai has successfully concluded its Ramadan programme for 2026. As part of the "Ramadan in Dubai" campaign, the CDA has focused on strengthening family ties, supporting the needy, and empowering individuals throughout the Holy Month. The initiati»»»

Highly skilled mountaineers known in Nepal as "icefall doctors" have begun fixing ropes and ladders on Mount Everest to prepare for the coming spring climbing season, officials said Wednesday. The team has reached the base camp before starting work on the treacherous Khumbu Icefall, a constantly sh»»»

Dubai: India has moved to curb rising passenger complaints over airline seat fees, directing carriers to make at least 60% of seats on every flight available at no additional cost, in a step aimed at improving fairness and transparency for flyers. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques »»»

BTA will publish the names of the top-of-the-list candidates of every party/coalition for all constituencies for the April 19 parliamentary elections. The information about the candidates is provided by the respective political entity, the candidates themselves and other official sources. Ivan Kiri»»»

According to a poll, commissioned by bTV and conducted by Market Links, five political formations will gain the necessary 4% of the vote to enter Parliament after the snap parliamentary elections scheduled for April 19. Those are the Progressive Bulgaria coalition with 21.1%, GERB-UDF with 18.6%, C»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe The widening gap between the Israeli army’s denials and the reality of missile barrage has deeply eroded public trust: Israeli media cites »»»

On Sunday, Tehran launched the two-stage solid-fuel medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) against US and Israeli positions during the 54th wave of Operation True Promise 4. Nicknamed the "dancing missile" for its unpredictable flight path, the Sejjil is designed to do one thing: bypass multi-layere»»»

NATO ‌is deploying another US Patriot missile defense system to the southern Turkish province of Adana, where personnel from the United States and other countries are located in the Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Türkiye, which has NATO's second-largest army and ne»»»

Tunis, March 18 (TAP) - February 2026 was the warmest February on record since 1950, reads the monthly climate report published by the National Institute of Meteorology (French: INM). February was also marked by exceptionally high temperatures...»»»

BTA will publish the names of the top-of-the-list candidates of every party/coalition for all constituencies for the April 19 parliamentary elections. The information about the candidates is provided by the respective political entity, the candidates themselves and other official sources. Denitsa S»»»

Hong Kong: A woman on an evening walk in Macau was briefly hospitalised after a humanoid robot startled her and left her feeling unwell, police told AFP on Wednesday. Police said they had received a call for assistance for the woman, who "was startled when she suddenly noticed a robot behind her wh»»»

Cesar Chavez, the late labor and civil rights activist seen here in February 1979 talking to a crowd in Calexico, Calif., has been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior, prompting events to be held later this month in his honor to be canceled. File Photo by Mark Loundy/UPI | License Photo March »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe 11 Civil Defense members injured in Israeli strike near their health center in the southern city of Nabatieh 18-03-2026 10:10 AM Latest New»»»

Three Israeli strikes on Wednesday hit a car in the center of Sidon, southern Lebanon's largest city, state media reported. An AFP correspondent at the scene said the strike hit near the city's civil defense headquarters and the seaside road, where many displaced people are sleeping in their cars. »»»

President Joseph Aoun called Wednesday for unity and solidarity and the rejection of division and sectarian provocation, hours after Israel flattened an apartment building in central Beirut and killed ten people in other neighborhoods of the city. Israel's military claimed the building in Bashoura »»»

Lebanon said Israel struck central Beirut early Wednesday without warning, killing at least ten people, as the Israeli military announced it was targeting the country's south. Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) said two strikes in the early hours of Wednesday hit an apartment in the cent»»»

Iran and Russia both allege a projectile struck the grounds of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the country, raising the specter of a radiological incident as Tehran's war with Israel and the United States rages. Neither Iran nor Russia say there was any release of nuclear material in the inciden»»»

European Council President Antonio Costa has rebuked Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky over a recent threat directed at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Zelensky suggested earlier this month that he could dispatch the Ukrainian military to “speak” with a “certain person” in the EU – widely understo»»»

Hundreds of people marched in the Latvian capital Riga on Monday to commemorate Latvians who served in a Waffen SS unit for Nazi Germany during World War II. While the country’s law bans the public display of Nazi symbols and glorification of Nazism, the annual march is permitted to proceed under t»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s real estate services sector is seeing sustained growth, with new data indicating rising activity in permits, valuations, and customer transactions, reinforcing the market’s operational depth and transparency. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The number of»»»

Dubai: Red Rock Technology has committed a $10 million investment to develop Seedelligence, an artificial intelligence architecture designed to power the National Food & Seed Sovereignty Institute and its future global locations. Unlike conventional agritech systems, where artificial intelligence m»»»

Seoul: Second-hand BTS light sticks were selling for up to six times the original price ahead of the K-pop megagroup's huge comeback concert this weekend, an online reseller showed Wednesday. The world's biggest boy band reunites on Saturday for their first show in nearly four years, taking over ce»»»

This photo, taken Wednesday, shows the trading room of Hana Bank in central Seoul as South Korean stocks surged more than 5 percent on a semiconductor rally. Photo by Yonhap South Korean stocks surged more than 5 percent Wednesday, on a semiconductor rally boosted by the ongoing U.S. chip giant Nvi»»»

About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the outset of the war with Iran and it is still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the waterway has been effectively closed, according to maritime and trade data platforms. Many of the vessels that passed »»»

China offered on ‌Wednesday what it said would be energy stability to Taiwan if it agreed to Beijing's rule, part of a campaign by China to convince the island of the benefits of "reunification", which it has long rejected. Governments around the world are scrambling for alternative energy supplies»»»

At the start of Wednesday’s plenary sitting, the Vazrazhdane party called in a declaration for the National Assembly of Bulgaria to formulate Bulgaria’s position on carbon emissions trading ahead of the upcoming European Council meeting on March 19, 2026. Speaking from the parliamentary rostrum, MP»»»

Caretaker Electronic Governance Minister George Sharkov and his political cabinet held a meeting with representatives of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission regarding the early parliamentary elections on April 19, 2026, the Ministry of Electronic Governance said in a press release on Wednes»»»

Dubai: Dubai Municipality has designated several public beaches as family-only zones for the Eid Al Fitr holiday. The designated beaches are: Jumeirah 1, Jumeirah 2 (including the night beach), Jumeirah 3, Umm Suqeim 1 (including the night beach), and Umm Suqeim 2 beaches. As part of the Season of »»»

Dubai: Dubai mosques will begin reciting Dua Al Qunoot during Fajr and Maghrib prayers starting Wednesday, the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) announced, citing the Prophetic tradition observed during times of hardship. The department said the move comes as part of its »»»