The Knesset is expected to vote this week on a death penalty bill that four European countries on Sunday voiced deep concerns over its language about which rights advocates say targets Palestinians. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo March 30 (UPI) -- The foreign ministers of four Europe»»»

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said a peacekeeper was killed when a projectile exploded at one of its positions near the southern Lebanese village of Adchit al-Qusayr on Sunday. Another peacekeeper was critically injured, it said in a statement early on Monday. Indonesia's foreign »»»

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»»»

The United States is plotting a ground attack on Iran even as it claims to be engaging in diplomatic efforts, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday, as more American marines arrive in the region. The Israeli army earlier announced the death in combat of a fifth soldier in »»»

Iran will target the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier "as soon as" it comes within range, the country's navy chief said Sunday. Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf earlier accused Washington of plotting a ground attack on Iran even as it claims to be engaging in diplomatic effor»»»

Iran’s parliamentary speaker has cautioned the United States against launching a ground invasion, warning that Tehran could intensify attacks on US allies, according to state media. Meanwhile, an American-born Israeli soldier has been killed during fighting in southern Lebanon, officials confirmed.»»»

Pakistan on Sunday said it would soon host talks between the United States and Iran over the monthlong war, positioning itself as a mediator as fighting intensifies across the region, global energy routes are shaken and fears grow of a broader conflict involving Israel, Lebanon and key maritime cho»»»

Dubai: As the US–Israel war with Iran enters Day 31, developments across the region continue to impact security, travel, markets and daily life in the UAE. From air defence responses and diplomatic engagements to flight schedules and education updates, here’s a detailed round-up of what residents n»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the US-Israel war against Iran has achieved regime change and a deal could be reached “soon” with Tehran. Iran launched strikes on Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, meanwhile after Iranian electrical facilities came under attack, cutting power to parts of Tehran»»»

Two unidentified drones crashed in southern Finland on Sunday, an incident the defence ministry described as a "suspected territorial violation". Neighbouring countries Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia experienced similar crashes by drones on their land earlier this week.  Two unidentified drones»»»

Paris: Ministers from the G7 will hold talks on Monday to unpack the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East, the French government said, as oil and gas prices continue to soar. The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in late February and Tehran has hit back by targeting c»»»

Dubai: The Dubai Court of First Instance has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a man seeking to revoke a residential apartment he had gifted to his ex-wife, ruling that the transfer was legally valid and cannot be reversed due to a statutory impediment under UAE law. The court also ordered the claimant »»»

The White House was briefly renamed ‘Epstein Island’ for some Google Pixel phone users, the Washington Post has reported. The term is used to refer to the Caribbean island of Little St. James, which had been owned by the late convicted pedophile Jeffry Epstein. According to the prosecutors, it serv»»»

Share: File photo : A UN peacekeeper (UNIFIL) patrols the border with Israel, in the village of Khiam, Lebanon . A U.N. peacekeeper was killed and another critically injured when a projectile exploded in their position in southern Lebanon REUTERS/Ali Hashisho. Major developments in the Middle East »»»

Dubai: More than 10,000 CBSE Class 12 students in the UAE are processing a mix of relief and unease after India's Central Board of Secondary Education announced an alternative assessment scheme to replace board examinations cancelled across seven Middle Eastern countries due to the ongoing regional»»»

Yemen’s Houthi armed forces announced their formal entry into the conflict in the Middle East, firing several missiles at Israel. The group, which controls the Yemeni capital Sanaa and much of the country’s north, has stayed out of the action since the US and Israel first attacked Tehran on Februar»»»

A key US Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control aircraft has been “100% destroyed” in an Iranian missile and drone strike on the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said. The spy plane was hit along with several other US jets during Frida»»»

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned Sunday’s drone attack on the residence of the President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, in Duhok Province. Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, stated that Guterres called for »»»

The RAF Regiment Gunners successfully engaged and destroyed 7 one-way Iranian attack drones overnight using ground-based counter-drone systems, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. In its March 29 operational update on defensive missions in the Middle East, the ministry also stated the mission »»»

The African country's import bill for oil doubled since January and its natural gas bill has tripled, officials said. March 29 (UPI) -- Egypt is ordering stores and malls to close early, asking people to work from home and dimming street lights as energy costs have skyrocketed since since January. »»»

AMMAN: The Jordan Armed Forces announced on Sunday that Iran had targeted the Kingdom with one missile and two drones over the past 24 hours. The Military Media Directorate at the General Command said the Royal Jordanian Air Force intercepted the missile and the two drones. Also Read: UK's RAF figh»»»

ABU DHABI: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, condemned in the strongest terms the targeting of, and threats to target, civilian infrastructure and civilian facilities in the region, including schools, universities, hospitals, desalination pl»»»

CAIRO: The Council of the League of Arab States, at the level of Foreign Ministers, has renewed its full and strongest condemnation of Iran's deliberate and unprovoked attacks against the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the»»»

A federal judge put the merger of Nexstar and Tegna -- which would create a company that can reach about 60% of U.S. households through 260 local television stations -- on hold for two weeks after DirecTV challenged the merger in court under federal antitrust laws. File Photo by Shawn Thew/EPA Marc»»»

Share: Three journalists killed by an Israeli strike in the south of Lebanon on Saturday were laid to rest on Sunday near Beirut. The Israeli military accused one of the journalists of being a Hezbollah intelligence operative without providing evidence, and Lebanese authorities denounced a “war cri»»»

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said universities of the occupying regime of ‘Israel’ and the US in the West Asia region are legitimate targets for Iran after US-Israeli invaders attacked Iranian universities. The full text of the IRGC statement is as follows: Announcement No. 50 of Oper»»»

Riyadh: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi and Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand discussed Iranian attacks on GCC states and their impact on regional and international security in a meeting on Sunday. During the meeting, Albudaiwi reaffirm»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe “No Kings” Protests Sweep Across US, Millions March Against Trump’s Policies* 29-03-2026 23:38 PM Millions of people took to the streets ac»»»

Egypt, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have called for prioritising diplomacy and launching a negotiation track between the United States and Iran to contain escalating military tensions, warning of serious repercussions for the global economy, energy security, and supply chains. The call came d»»»

A sharp military escalation is unfolding across the Middle East, marked by cross-border attacks, interceptions, and increasingly hardline rhetoric as hostilities expand across multiple fronts. In Qatar, the Ministry of Defence said its armed forces intercepted an Iranian drone attack. Meanwhile, Ir»»»

Share: Lebanon insists that Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon is a persona non grata and ordered him to leave despite opposition by Hezbollah and its allies especially speaker Nabih Berri None of the four ministers nominated by the two parties – Iran-backed Hezbollah and its ally the Amal Movement, whic»»»

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has condemned in the strongest terms Iran’s unprovoked terrorist attack targeting a military camp in the State of Kuwait, which resulted in the injury of 10 members of the armed forces, in a flagrant violation of international law. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs »»»

The US “worked directly with Al-Qaeda” and Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) to topple former President Bashar Assad and destroy Syria, US President Donald Trump’s former counterterrorism chief, Joe Kent, has said. Kent, who resigned as head of the US National Counterterrorism Center in protest of »»»

Islamabad, March 29 (SANA) – Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt met in Islamabad on Sunday to discuss regional developments amid escalating tensions linked to the U.S.-Israeli–Iranian war. According to Egypt’s Foreign Ministry, the meeting focused on coordinating regio»»»

US-Iran talks may take place in Islamabad in the coming days, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said. All parties have expressed confidence in Pakistan’s mediating role, he added, noting that China “fully supports” the initiative.Earlier on Sunday, foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, »»»

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a virtual meeting with US Senator Joni Ernst, during which they discussed strategic cooperation between the UAE and the US and their shared commitment to further strengthening ties in a way that serves their mutual interests and ben»»»

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo, to discuss the latest developments in the region and their implications for regional and international peace and security, as well as their im»»»

Iran's annual inflation rate rose to 50.6 percent by mid-March, up three percentage points from the previous month, the country's official statistics center said on Sunday. "The inflation rate for the twelve months ending in Esfand (from February 20 to March 20) reached 50.6 percent," the center sa»»»

Cairo: The Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level, during its 165th ordinary session held today via videoconferencing, unanimously approved the nomination of Ambassador Nabil Fahmy, the Arab Republic of Egypt's candidate, for the position of Secretary-General of the League to»»»

1 of 5 | Catholic Palestinians gather on Palm Sunday for the blessing of the olive branches in the courtyard of St. Saviour Monastry in the Old City of Jerusalem on Sunday. The traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was canceled due to the wa»»»

Iran's ambassador will not leave Lebanon despite being declared persona non grata and ordered to leave the country by Sunday, an Iranian diplomatic source told AFP. "The ambassador will not leave Lebanon, in accordance with the wishes of the speaker of parliament Nabih Berri and of Hezbollah," the »»»

The American University of Beirut on Sunday said it would operate remotely over the next two days, following the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' threat to target U.S. universities in the region. "Like many of you, we learned early this morning of threats issued against American universities in the re»»»

Iran's ambassador will not leave Lebanon despite being declared persona non grata and ordered to leave the country by Sunday, an Iranian diplomatic source told AFP. "The ambassador will not leave Lebanon, in accordance with the wishes of the speaker of parliament Nabih Berri and of Hezbollah," the »»»

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that Israel will widen its invasion of southern Lebanon. Netanyahu said Israel would expand what he called the “existing security strip” in Lebanon as Israeli forces continue to target the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group. “We are determined»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian armed forces have long awaited the start of a US ground operation in Iran, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for the Khatam Al-Anbiya central headquarters of the Iranian military command, said on Sunday. "In response to [US President Donald] Trump's recent threats regarding a»»»

The destruction of a US E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft in Saudi Arabia by an Iranian missile strike is a serious blow to the US military, former US Department of War analyst Karen Kwiatkowski tells Sputnik. The US has a limited number of E-3 aircraft, which are base»»»

Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 12, 2024. File Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA March 29 (UPI) -- Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, issued a warning Saturday against a possible ground troop invasion»»»

As the war in Iran threatens to imperil President Donald Trump's legacy, the political stakes also are rising for two of his top lieutenants: Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The pair, widely viewed as potential successors to Trump, have been thrust into still-developing »»»

France condemned on Sunday two attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants on Israeli targets, accusing them of escalating tension in the Middle East by entering the regional war. A Houthi spokesman said on Saturday the Iranian-backed group had fired missiles and drones towards "several vital and military »»»

The American University of Beirut on Sunday said it would operate remotely over the next two days, following the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' threat to target US universities in the region. "Like many of you, we learned early this morning of threats issued against American universities in the regi»»»