Ali Akbar Velayati, senior Iranian statesman and advisor to the office of the supreme leader, warned on March 31 that any ground invasion of Iranian territory would turn the current conflict into a "historic and civilisational" war. »»»

Dubai: One of the most striking celestial events of the spring season is just a few hours away. The April Pink Full Moon will light up the skies above the UAE on the night of 1 and 2 April, and it is set to look more dramatic than your average full moon. Here is what it actually is, why it looks th»»»

Months after Australia became the first country to enact a social media ban for children under 16, Communications Minister Anika Wells on Tuesday said big tech companies were "failing to obey the laws". Australia is investigating Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube for imple»»»

Dubai: Residents can visit Dubai Miracle Garden for Dh30 until the end of its current season, with free entry also available for children aged 12 and under. The attraction has introduced a special resident rate of Dh30 (inclusive of VAT), valid from April 1 until May 31, marking the final weeks of »»»

A homemade marzipan egg made from cashews, almond, sugar and a bit of rose water. It's warm, comforting and just spells home. That’s the little touch of love that Dubai-based Priscilla Dorris Janarthanan, a homemaker, cook and hair technician brings to Easter. Their family follows a routine: Begin »»»

Bulgarian Acting Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky took part in a memorial ceremony in Bucha, marking the victims of the Russian army’s invasion of the town, where more than 630 people were killed following the start of the war. The event coincided with a special meeting of EU foreign ministers att»»»

Australia’s online safety watchdog said Tuesday it was considering court against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube alleging they are not doing enough to keep Australian children younger than 16 off their platforms. Experts say the Australian courts could decide what steps the platfo»»»

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday that the Justice Department was suing Minnesota over its policy permitting transgender athletes to compete in girls' sports. Photo by Graeme Sloan/UPI | License Photo March 31 (UPI) -- The Justice Department is suing the Minnesota Department of Education,»»»

John Ismay and Christiaan Triebert Washington: On the first day of the war with Iran, a weapon bearing the hallmarks of a newly developed US-made ballistic missile was used in an attack that struck a sports hall and adjacent elementary school near a military facility in southern Iran, according to »»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan has approved a new regulation on the accreditation of boarding schools for children, as well as social organizations providing services to people with disabilities and senior citizens. The document applies to all institutions, regardless of ownership—both publ»»»

The United States has allowed a Russian government-owned oil tanker to break its own blockade of Cuba, delivering the fuel-starved island its first significant energy shipment in three months, as President Donald Trump said the cargo would do little to alter Havana's fate. »»»

The United States has allowed a Russian government-owned oil tanker to break its own blockade of Cuba, delivering the fuel-starved island its first significant energy shipment in three months, as President Donald Trump said the cargo would do little to alter Havana's fate. »»»

The Israeli military said on Tuesday four soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon where its forces are clashing with Iran-backed Hezbollah. A military statement named three soldiers from the same battalion who "fell during combat" and a separate statement said another soldier, who ha»»»

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that he and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa agreed the vast majority of Syrian immigrants living in Germany should return to their homeland over the next three years. Al-Sharaa met Merz in Berlin – making his first presidential visit to Germa»»»

Indonesia urged warring parties in the Middle East "to respect international humanitarian law" after three of its peacekeepers were killed in Lebanon. "The safety of peacekeeping troops must be the top priority. All parties to the conflict are urged to respect international humanitarian law and ens»»»

The United States has allowed a Russian government-owned oil tanker to break its own blockade of Cuba, delivering the fuel-starved island its first significant energy shipment in three months, as President Donald Trump said the cargo would do little to alter Havana's fate. »»»

Israel has occupied more of Lebanon’s territory after three weeks of fighting than Russia controls of Ukraine after four years of war. In the initial attack, Israeli forces quickly occupied the strip of land in southern Le»»»

Israel has occupied more of Lebanon’s territory after three weeks of fighting than Russia controls of Ukraine after four years of war. In the initial attack, Israeli forces quickly occupied the strip of land in southern Le»»»

Israel has occupied more of Lebanon’s territory after three weeks of fighting than Russia controls of Ukraine after four years of war. In the initial attack, Israeli forces quickly occupied the strip of land in southern Le»»»

Israel has occupied more of Lebanon’s territory after three weeks of fighting than Russia controls of Ukraine after four years of war. In the initial attack, Israeli forces quickly occupied the strip of land in southern Le»»»

Israel has occupied more of Lebanon’s territory after three weeks of fighting than Russia controls of Ukraine after four years of war. In the initial attack, Israeli forces quickly occupied the strip of land in southern Le»»»

Israel has occupied more of Lebanon’s territory after three weeks of fighting than Russia controls of Ukraine after four years of war. In the initial attack, Israeli forces quickly occupied the strip of land in southern Le»»»

Israel has occupied more of Lebanon’s territory after three weeks of fighting than Russia controls of Ukraine after four years of war. In the initial attack, Israeli forces quickly occupied the strip of land in southern Le»»»

Israel has occupied more of Lebanon’s territory after three weeks of fighting than Russia controls of Ukraine after four years of war. In the initial attack, Israeli forces quickly occupied the strip of land in southern Le»»»

Israel has occupied more of Lebanon’s territory after three weeks of fighting than Russia controls of Ukraine after four years of war. In the initial attack, Israeli forces quickly occupied the strip of land in southern Le»»»

The United States has allowed a Russian government-owned oil tanker to break its own blockade of Cuba, delivering the fuel-starved island its first significant energy shipment in three months, as President Donald Trump said the cargo would do little to alter Havana's fate. »»»

An armed man who crashed his pickup truck into a major Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was inspired by the Iran-backed group Hezbollah and had sought to inflict as much damage as he could on Jewish people, the FBI said Monday. Ayman Ghazali made a video just minutes before the attack at Tem»»»

Nicole Daedone was sentenced on Monday to nine years in prison for forced labor conspiracy after a jury convicted her of scheming vulnerable women into performing sex acts as part of her wellness company's services. Photo by Nicole Daedone/Instagram March 30 (UPI) -- The founder of the orgasm-based»»»

ABU DHABI: The Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Türkiye, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the State of Qatar condemned, in the strongest terms, and»»»

QNA Doha The foreign ministers of Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt condemned, in the strongest terms, and rejected the continued restrictions imposed by Israel on the freedom of worship for Muslims and Christians in occupied Jerusalem, i»»»

ABU DHABI: The Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Türkiye, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the State of Qatar condemned, in the strongest terms, and»»»

An unfinished building being used as a church collapsed in Ghana's capital, Accra, on Sunday, killing three and injuring 20 others. Photo courtesy Minister of the Interior, Ghana/Facebook March 30 (UPI) -- Three people died and 20 more were sent to local hospitals after an unfinished building in Gh»»»

DOHA: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Turkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Republic of Egypt condemned and categorically rejected Israel»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Foreign Ministers of the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Türkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar and the Arab Republic of Egypt condemned, in the»»»

Iran hanged two men on Monday for membership of a banned opposition group, with rights groups describing them as political prisoners and expressing fear of a surge in executions aimed at cowing the population during the Middle East war. Akbar Daneshvarkar, 60, and Mohammad Taghavi-Sangdehi, 59, wer»»»

US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants that supply drinking water, if a deal to end the war is not reached “shortly.” Iran meanwhile struck a key water and electrical plant in Kuw»»»

By Wade SheridanCatholics celebrate Palm Sunday in Jerusalem on Sunday. The Israeli Home Front Command canceled the traditional Palm Sunday procession that takes place on Mount of Olives because of the ongoing United States and Israeli war with Iran. Catholic Palestinians gather on Palm Sunday for »»»

A total of 43 measles cases have been registered across three regions of Bulgaria, caretaker Minister of Health Michail Okoliyski said here on Monday. Of those, 37 are in Byala Slatina municipality, two in Pleven municipality, and one each in the municipalities of Kozloduy, Lukovit, Yablanitsa and »»»

A total of 43 measles cases have been registered across three regions of Bulgaria, caretaker Minister of Health Michail Okoliyski said here on Monday. Of those, 37 are in Byala Slatina municipality, two in Pleven municipality, and one each in the municipalities of Kozloduy, Lukovit, Yablanitsa and »»»

Sharjah/ Abu Dhabi/ Ras Al Khaimah: Hundreds of kindergarten student across the UAE began schooling online on Monday as Indian and Pakistani schools in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and the northern emirates opened the 2026–27 academic year remotely, a week later than originally planned. The delayed start vi»»»

Wall Street stocks opened higher Monday after US President Donald Trump claimed progress in talks with Iran, even as he threatened to destroy key oil facilities on Kharg Island and to decimate the country's power infrastructure. International benchmark Brent North Sea crude was up 2.2 percent to $1»»»

Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced Monday that Israel is "committed to making the Litani River the new security border at the end of this war." This line "will remove the threat and restore the sense of security, and allow children in the north to grow up without fear," h»»»

An Israeli airstrike on a residential building near Beirut's southern suburbs killed at least three Hezbollah members on Monday, a security source told AFP. The strike "targeted an office used by Hezbollah, killing three members and seriously wounding three others" in a residential building in al-R»»»

Over the next three years, retail sales volume in Poland is expected to grow at a rate of nearly 3% annually. Supply is also increasing, particularly in retail parks in smaller cities, which are attracting interest from both developers and investment funds. Experts from advisory firm JLL discuss th»»»

Israel has allowed limited access to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem following widespread international criticism over blocking access to Christianity’s holiest site. On Sunday, Israeli police prevented senior Catholic clergy from entering the church to hold a private Palm Sunday Mass»»»

Dhaka: Bangladesh's prime minister has ordered an urgent nationwide review following a measles outbreak with more than 600 cases, officials said Monday. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed two senior ministers to travel across the South Asian nation of 170 million people to assess the scale »»»

A considerable percentage of deaths in Bulgaria could be averted through treatment or prevention. Latest estimates show that the country has the fifth highest avoidable mortality rate in the European Union. Eurostat data for 2023 indicate that Bulgaria's healthcare policy is ineffective and the qua»»»

Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov of Bulgaria and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko paid tribute in Kyiv to the victims of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine during an official visit by a Bulgarian government delegation. The trip includes several ministers and marks a high-level show of sol»»»

Dubai: The UAE’s Ministry of Education has outlined 22 responsibilities for schools, teachers, students and parents to ensure the effective delivery of distance learning, stressing the need for stronger coordination among all parties to maintain a comprehensive learning experience. According to the»»»

Huge crowds protested Saturday against US President Donald Trump's actions and the war in Iran in "No Kings" rallies across the US and in Europe. Minnesota took centre stage, with thousands of people standing shoulder-to-shoulder to celebrate resistance to Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement»»»