France is preparing to vote in town council elections, whose results will be closely analysed for trends ahead of next year's presidential votes. A strong showing for Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) would be a boost for the nationalist right - even as she awaits a judicial decision on whether s»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters launched an air attack with swarms of attack drones on the Sharagha and Yiftah barracks: Statement 26 13-03-202»»»

The effort is expected to meet some opposition from the House GOP. A housing affordability bill sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., easily passed the Senate on an 89 to 10 vote, but it may face a tough time in the House of Representatives. File Photo by Jemal Count»»»

When Sinners director Ryan Coogler went to the movies as a child, he would smuggle in some snacks - and get particularly creative with the cinema's drinks machine. "I'm not a big soda person, but when they started to let you mix and match the drinks, I got involved with that," he told Amy Poehler's»»»

It has been nearly two weeks since Americans woke to the news that the US had carried out strikes against Iran. Donald Trump has said "we're achieving major strides", but the US president and his administration have offered conflicting statements about what they hope to ultimately achieve. The oper»»»

Share: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (R) and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Hezbollah’s wars with Israel have devastated Lebanon . A peace deal with Israel will eliminate Hezbollah’s role as a resistance movement in Lebanon President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam are forming a Lebanese d»»»

A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, a key aerial refueling aircraft, crashed in western Iraq on Thursday during a mission supporting ongoing military aggression against Iran. According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), the incident involved two aircraft, with one going down in friendly airspace and »»»

DOHA: The State of Qatar strongly condemned the Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, considering them a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and UN Security Council Resolution 1701. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the international communi»»»

Manama: The General Command of the Bahrain Defence Force announced that air defences have intercepted and destroyed 114 ballistic missiles and 190 drones targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain since the onset of the hostile terrorist Iranian aggression. In a statement carried by Bahrain News Agency (BNA)»»»

ABU DHABI: The UAE air defence systems on 12 March intercepted 10 ballistic missiles and 26 UAVs launched from Iran. Since the onset of the blatant Iranian aggression, UAE air defences have engaged 278 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles and 1,540 UAVs. Also Read: UAE air defences intercept six »»»

One person has died and two others were injured at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, in a shooting that the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism. The suspect was also killed in the incident on Thursday. The FBI identified the alleged gunman as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Virg»»»

Iran vowed Thursday to make the United States regret attacking the Islamic republic and said it would keep up a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz that has sent oil prices soaring. The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that the Middle East war could lead to "the largest supply disruption" in »»»

Damascus, Mar. 13 (SANA) Head of General Authority for Ports and Customs, Qutaiba Badawi, discussed Thursday with Jordanian Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Yarub Qudah, several economic and trade issues of mutual interest for the two brotherly countries. The meeting comes on the sidelines o»»»

Doha: Following temporary authorisation from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority confirming limited operating corridors, Qatar Airways intends to operate the following flight schedule in the coming days to support passengers who have been affected by the current disruption, and to help them reunite »»»

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More than one-third of Americans make trade-offs on spending money for daily needs in order to afford access to healthcare and medication, a Gallup survey found. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo March 12 (UPI) -- People in the United States are roiling budgets, skipping meals, stret»»»

Khaled Al Hameidi Doha Ramadan has long been one of the most cherished periods of the year in Qatar, defined by spirituality, hospitality, and deep-rooted social traditions. This year, however, the holy month has unfolded against an unusual and tense backdrop. The ongoing regional conflict and the »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the border town of Maroun al-Ras with rocket barrages an»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe In response to the warning issued by the Islamic Resistance to the settlement of Kiryat Shmona, Islamic Resistance fighters targeted it at »»»

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar Airways (QA) has made the necessary arrangements to ensure the arrival of essential goods to Qatar since the beginning of March, transporting nearly 300 tonnes of vital supplies to the country. The shipments include medicines, baby milk, fresh food such as meat, fish»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The Qatar Press Center (QPC) has welcomed the adoption by the UN Security Council of Resolution 2817, which condemns Iranian attacks on several countries in the region. The resolution clearly affirms the need to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states a»»»

Tribune News Network Doha The South African Embassy in the State of Qatar has confirmed the successful departure of a voluntary evacuation flight from Doha to South Africa. The flight, carrying 143 South African nationals, departed Hamad International Airport at 11:55am local time and is scheduled »»»

Qatar participated in the joint ministerial meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the United Kingdom, held via videoconferencing on Thursday. Qatar was represented at the meeting by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi. »»»

London, March 12 (SANA) – Oil prices settled up about 9% on Thursday, at their highest in nearly four years, as Iran stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, and vowed to keep the vital Strait of Hormuz shut. Reuters reported that Brent futures settled at $100.46 a»»»

Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz has accused EU leaders of weakness over the US-Israeli war on Iran, warning that Brussels’ “servile” attitude toward US President Donald Trump risks fueling Euroskeptic sentiment. In an interview with Politico published on Thursday, Diaz described the EU a»»»

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Nasa says it's on track to launch its Artemis II mission in early April, which will see astronauts fly around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The rocket had been set to blast off in March, but after a helium leak was discovered it was returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building in »»»

Skopje, 12 March 2026 (MIA) — Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said Thursday the country has plenty of fuel, pointing out record-high sales caused by neighbors crossing the border for cheaper gas. In an interview with Ora24 TV, Mickoski said the country recorded its highest fuel consumption in his»»»

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, has criticized the US-Israeli war on Iran, branding it part of a dangerous trend “outside international law.” She also condemned a deadly strike on an Iranian school widely attributed to the US. Meloni delivered the r»»»

The war between Israel and Hezbollah is continuing to escalate, with hundreds of people killed in Lebanon and hundreds of thousands more forced from their homes since the beginning of the month. Much of Israel's air and ground operations have focused on the south of Lebanon. The BBC spent Wednesday»»»

A 60-year-old British man has been charged under cyber-crime laws in Dubai after allegedly filming Iranian missiles over the city. UK Foreign Office officials are understood to be supporting his family. The tourist was detained under a law in the United Arab Emirates that prohibits publishing or sh»»»

Iran will continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz, the world's busiest oil shipping channel, according to a statement attributed to Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. His message was broadcast on Iranian state TV, but Khamenei did not appear in person. His message was instead read out by a »»»

Eight out of ten leading AI chatbots willingly assisted users in planning violent attacks, including school shootings, religious bombings, and assassinations, according to a joint investigation by CNN and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). Researchers posing as troubled teenagers tested»»»

A driver who rammed his vehicle into a large Jewish temple in Michigan on Thursday afternoon is dead, officials say. Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard told reporters the suspect drove his vehicle through the doors of Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield and then down a hallway when his veh»»»

Israel's most senior military lawyer has said all charges against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee from Gaza have been dropped. The alleged incident at Sde Teiman military prison in July 2024, which was partially caught on CCTV, left the detainee needing hospital tre»»»

Doha: Qatar strengthened its land cargo connectivity with more than 75 countries through the international TIR system while introducing measures to facilitate customs procedures for suppliers and traders, Qatar Television reported. Providing facilitation for suppliers and traders is a fundamental p»»»

Greece's National Defence Minister Nikos Dendias was on a one-day visit to Sofia on Thursday at the invitation of Bulgaria's caretaker Minister of Defence Atanas Zapryanov. During his visit, Dendias met with members of the cabinet to discuss the military conflict in the Middle East and its potentia»»»

Damascus, March 12, (SANA) President Ahmad al-Sharaa received on Thursday a Jordanian high-ranking delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister- Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman al-Safadi, in the presence of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Major General Yousef al-Huneiti, and Director of Gen»»»

Israel renewed its strikes on Beirut on Thursday, as it threatened to seize territory in Lebanon if Hezbollah did not stop its attacks. The Israeli military announced "a wave of strikes targeting Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure across Beirut", with AFPTV footage showing dark smoke rising into th»»»

The UAE's Minister of State, Lana Nusseibeh, has called on Iran to end its strikes on countries in the region and vowed that her country would "bounce back". More than 1,800 drones and missiles have been projected at the UAE since the war began, she said. The extent of the attacks came as a "shock"»»»

King Charles has "expressed his concern" over the Alberta separatist movement in a meeting with Indigenous leaders at Buckingham Palace, according to a delegation of First Nations chiefs that travelled to London. Grand Chief Joey Pete of the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations said he and other l»»»

Hezbollah and the Israeli military have entered a new phase of the conflict in southern Lebanon, marked by a sharp escalation in missile fire that began late Wednesday. Israel responded by widening evacuation warnings in southern Lebanon to areas north of the Litani River and south of the Zahrani R»»»

The war in the region is showing a striking military shift, with Iran and Hezbollah launching missiles simultaneously toward Israel, signaling a move from sporadic attacks to coordinated fire across two fronts. The step reflects an effort to impose new military equations and generate simultaneous p»»»

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands, has cleared the United States of crimes against humanity against Venezuela for sanctions. File Photo by Robin Utrecht/EPA March 12 (UPI) -- The International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor announced Thursday that the United St»»»

The Parliament of Albania on Thursday voted to reject a request by the Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) seeking authorization to arrest Deputy Prime Minister and lawmaker Belinda Balluku. During the plenary session of the Parliament of Albania, a total of 82 lawmake»»»

DOHA: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that the State of Qatar was subjected to an attack involving two ballistic missiles, one cruise missile, and several drones launched from the Islamic Republic of Iran on Thursday. "Our Armed Forces, by the grace of God, successfully intercepted all »»»

Britain’s banknotes are set for a notably wilder makeover, with historical figures such as playwright William Shakespeare and wartime leader Winston Churchill now poised to step aside for images of native wildlife on the next series issued by the Bank of England. The central bank said on Wednesday »»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar participated in the joint ministerial meeting of Their Highnesses, Excellencies, and the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries with the United Kingdom, which was held today via video conferencing technology. State of Qatar was represented by the»»»

Doha: The Qatari Ministry of Defense announced that the State of Qatar was subjected to an attack involving 2 ballistic missiles, one cruise missile, and a number of drones launched from the Islamic Republic of Iran on Thursday. “Our Armed Forces, by the grace of God, successfully intercepted all t»»»

Authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of espionage near the strategic naval facilities at Souda Bay, Crete, according to sources. The suspect, a Polish national, was detained in Hania after authorities received information that he had allegedly been photographing military installations in th»»»