Bahrain condemns attacks on UAE Embassy in Damascus
Manama [Bahrain], April 5: The Kingdom of Bahrain has strongly condemned and denounced the acts of unrest, attacks, and attempted vandalism targeting the Embassy of...
Kuwait deplores attacks on UAE Embassy, mission in Syria
Kuwait City [Kuwait], April 5: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait expressed on Saturday Kuwait's strong condemnation and denunciation of the...
Kuwait: Fire at Shuwaikh oil sector complex due to drone attack, no...
Kuwait City [Kuwait], April 5: The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) announced that in the early hours of Sunday, 5th April, 2026, the oil sector complex...
1,422 killed, 4,294 injured in Israeli attacks: Lebanon Public Health Ministry
Beirut [Lebanon], April 5: The Lebanese Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday that 1,422 people were killed and 4,294 injured between March 2 and April...
Kuwait intercepts missile attacks, drones damage Ministries Complex
Kuwait City [Kuwait], April 5: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence announced that air defences intercepted hostile missile and drone attacks.
Qatar condemns attacks targeting UAE Embassy in Damascus
Doha [Qatar], April 5: The State of Qatar expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the riots and attacks targeting the Embassy of the sisterly...
U.S. intel finds Iran retains significant strike capacity
Tehran [Iran], April 4: Latest U.S. intelligence assessments show that roughly half of Iran's missile launchers are still intact and thousands of one-way attack drones...
Trump imposes 100 pct tariff on certain pharmaceuticals imports
New York [US], April 4: U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday imposed a 100 percent ad valorem tariff on imports of certain patented pharmaceuticals and...
Hegseth ousts U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George: reports
Washington DC [US], April 4: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down and take immediate...
At least 3 killed in small plane crash in central Mexico
Mexico City [Mexico], April 4: At least three people were killed and one seriously injured when a small aircraft crashed Thursday in Huejotzingo in central...
Trump says Attorney General Pam Bondi will step down
Washington DC [US], April 4: U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media that Attorney General Pam Bondi will step down from her position...
U.S. Senate sends DHS funding bill back to House in attempt to...
Washington DC [US], April 4: The U.S. Senate on Thursday sent its deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) back to...
War with Iran could bring down U.S. retail sales, experts warn
Tehran [Iran], April 4: U.S. retail sales in February saw an uptick, but that could change next month if the war with Iran drags on...
Bahrain's FM urges 'decisive response' to Iran's actions
Manama [Bahrain], April 3: Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani has said it is "deeply regrettable" that Iran continues to target the GCC states...
Toilet, communications issues for first manned lunar mission in 50 years
Cape Canaveral [US], April 3: Astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission, the first manned lunar expedition in 50 years, were faced with a number of...
Man dies in floodwaters in Athens suburb as severe storms hit Greece
Athens [Greece], April 3: One person has died after being swept away by floodwaters in Athens, as severe storms wreak havoc in Greece.
Woman killed as powerful earthquake strikes off Indonesia: Local media
Jakarta [Indonesia], April 3: A 70-year-old woman has been killed after a powerful earthquake rattled Indonesia on Thursday morning, local media reported.
NATO chief Rutte to visit Washington for talks with Trump
Brussels [Belgium], April 3: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will travel to Washington next week for talks with US President Donald Trump, his spokeswoman Allison...
Moscow claims capture of Ukraine's Luhansk region
Moscow [Russia], April 2: Russia said on Wednesday that its military had captured Ukraine's Luhansk region, according to the Defence Ministry as cited by state...
19 killed after migrant boat sinks off Turkiye
Istanbul [Turkiye], April 2: At least 19 people, including an infant, were killed on Wednesday when an inflatable boat carrying migrants sank off Turkiye's south-western...
Pakistan and Afghanistan return to talks in China as border clashes resume
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 2: Pakistan and Afghanistan returned to the negotiating table, officials and sources said on Wednesday, as both sides seek to stabilize ties...
UK to host meeting of 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz
London [UK], April 2: The United Kingdom will convene talks with dozens of countries on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer...
Investigation launched as dozens die after Russian military plane crash in Crimea
Moscow [Russia], April 2: Authorities launched an investigation on Wednesday after a Russian military aircraft crashed on the Russian-annexed Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea.
Flights cancelled, schools closed as storm batters Aegean
Athens [Greece], April 2: A violent storm front over the central Mediterranean is causing major disruption in the Aegean and on Crete.
US may re-examine NATO over limited ally support in war with Iran:...
Washington [US], April 1: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized Spain and other NATO allies for limited support in the war with Iran, suggesting...
Extra UK troops to help defend Gulf countries against Iranian attacks
London [UK], April 1: Extra UK troops are being sent to the Middle East to help the UK's allies defend their skies from Iranian attacks.
Strait of Hormuz will reopen 'automatically', says Trump
Washington [US], April 1: US President Donald Trump has suggested the countries "that are using" the Strait of Hormuz should reopen it after Iran's blockade,...