“The consumer price index in March 2026 compared to February 2026 was 100.78%. The year-to-date inflation rate (March 2026 compared to December 2025) was 2.3%. The annual inflation rate in March 2026 compared to March 2025 was 9.9%. The average rate of change in consumer prices over the last 12 mon»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held telephone talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and discussed the search for ways out of the crisis situation in the Middle East, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. "Issues related to the search for ways out of the »»»

The State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of Kyrgyzstan, in cooperation with the Internal Affairs Department of Issyk-Kul region, has dismantled the activities of an organized criminal group involved in the illegal trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the region. The »»»

New York, April 14 (SANA) The United Nations has called on Israel and Lebanon to use all available diplomatic channels to end hostilities and address outstanding issues under Security Council Resolution 1701, as U.S.-mediated talks between the two sides are expected to take place in Washington on T»»»

Healthcare inflation in Bulgaria in 2026 compared to 2025 is double that of the country, shows an analysis of the health insurance system in Bulgaria presented at Bulgarian News Agency's National Press Club on Tuesday. It was carried out by Health Metrics - a company specializing in the collection,»»»

Istanbul: An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Turkiye, where school shootings are rare, wounding 16 people including students before killing himself, officials said. Special security forces were deployed to the school in southeastern Turkiye's Sanliurfa province, where st»»»

Dubai: The Education, Human Resources and Community Development Council has announced that educational institutions are prepared for a gradual return to in-person learning, with nurseries set to reopen in phases starting this week. Priority will be given to nurseries located in government buildings»»»

Los Angeles, USA: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck northern Nevada on Monday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake occurred at around 629 p.m. local time (0129 GMT Tuesday), approximately 20 km southeast of Silver Springs in Lyon County, triggering a ShakeAlert notificatio»»»

The Israeli army announces the death of a soldier in southern Lebanon, while also revealing that 154 officers and soldiers have been wounded in the fighting that has raged for five days, including dozens with serious and moderate injuries. In a statement, the enemy identified the deceased as First »»»

Pakistani officials said Tuesday that Islamabad has proposed a second round of talks to the U.S. and Iran, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance earlier said negotiations with Iran “did make some progress" and U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday “we’ve been called by the other side” and “they want»»»

The JEREMIE Bulgaria programme has so far supported about 10,000 companies with financing amounting to EUR 1.5 billion, achieving a fivefold leverage of public resources, European Investment Bank (EIB) Vice-President Marek Mora said on Tuesday. He was speaking at the JEREMIE Bulgaria: New Opportuni»»»

FALLOUT OF IRAN CONFLICT 24 Chasa writes that premium diesel has surpassed the EUR 2 mark. At least three of the major gas station chains are selling this fuel at EUR 2.00, 2.02, and 2.03 per liter. Since Sunday, the prices of regular diesel and petrol have also increased by EUR 0.01, according to »»»

Progressive Bulgaria coalition leader Rumen Radev on Tuesday urged voters in Asenovgrad to reclaim Bulgaria, oust the mafia and oligarchic interests, and clear the way for the country’s democratic, modern European development. Addressing residents and visitors, Radev said a strong turnout on Sunday»»»

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot reaffirmed Tuesday that Lebanon must be included in the initial ceasefire agreement. "The ceasefire must absolutely include Lebanon, which under no circumstances can be the scapegoat of the Israeli government," Barrot said on French radio RFI. Israel»»»

More than 1,000 film and TV professionals are voicing their opposition to the proposed Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo April 14 (UPI) -- Hundreds of film and television professionals, including A-list stars Javier Bardem, Jane Fonda, Da»»»

An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Türkiye, where school shootings are rare, wounding 16 people including students before killing himself, officials said. Special security forces were deployed to the school in southeastern Türkiye 's Sanliurfa province, where students we»»»

A former student has opened fire at a school in the city of Siverek in south-eastern Türkiye, wounding more than a dozen people before committing suicide, the local governor has said. At least 16 people, mostly students, were injured in the attack on Tuesday, according to media reports.DETAILS TO F»»»

Hanoi, Vietnam: Electric vehicle sales have jumped in Southeast Asia as cost-conscious buyers have poured into dealerships looking to dodge the fuel price spikes driven by the Middle East war. Asian nations have been particularly hard hit due to a sharp fall in the crude shipments they rely on -- a»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3765 dinars for one euro on Tuesday, which is a slight change relative to Thursday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.1 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative t»»»

Chinese President Xi Jinping floated a four-point proposal for promoting Middle East peace during a meeting Tuesday with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported. Xi’s proposal calls for upholding the principle of reg»»»

A delegation from the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Flydubai was received by Saleh Jibril Al-Amrouni, Director General of Benghazi’s Benina International Airport yesterday. Benina Airport said this is part of efforts to enhance air transport between Libya and the United Arab Emirates. The dele»»»

Misrata Free Zone (MFZ) has presented an initial concept for the “Oil and Petrochemical Tank Terminal” project. This project, it says, is one of the most prominent strategic investment initiatives that will enhance the region’s attractiveness to both local and foreign capital. It will solidify MFZ’»»»

Israel's military said Monday that a massive wave of strikes in Lebanon last week killed five Hezbollah commanders, as well as more than 250 of the group's fighters. The Lebanese health ministry has said Wednesday's attacks killed more than 350 people in total and wounded more than 1,200. Israel ha»»»

South Korean stocks rose nearly 3 percent Tuesday to inch toward the 6,000-point mark on hopes for renewed negotiations between Washington and Tehran. The local currency sharply gained against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 159.13 points, or 2.74 perc»»»

Saudi Arabia has invested about SAR100 billion ($26.7 billion) in its water sector since 2018, as part of its National Water Strategy to improve efficiency and sustainability while expanding private sector participation in line with Vision 2030. Deputy Minister for Water at the Ministry of Environm»»»

Negotiating teams from the US and Iran could return to Islamabad later this week, five sources said on Tuesday, days after the highest-level talks between the two countries in decades ended without a breakthrough. A source involved in the talks said a date was not yet decided, but both countries co»»»

Abu Dhabi’s ‘Darb’ toll system is expanding to other external roads in the emirate, and new gates have been installed at strategic locations. The toll gates, installed by the Department of Transport under Abu Dhabi Municipality, operating as Abu Dhabi Mobility, have come up in areas such as Ghantoo»»»

Madrid: Spain will on Tuesday approve a decree expected to regularise around 500,000 undocumented migrants, said Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who has bucked a European trend cracking down on irregular immigration. Cabinet will pass the measure "that begins the extraordinary regularisation process »»»

Khaled Ghulam, Director of the Media Office at the National Oil Corporation (NOC), told yesterday that the resumption of LPG tanker arrivals at the Marsa al-Brega port, after a hiatus since 2017, represents a significant strategic step towards stabilizing supplies in the local market. Ghulam explai»»»

A total of EUR 1 million has been seized in police operations against vote buying, Interior Ministry Secretary General Georgi Kandev said in a social media post Tuesday. In an earlier post, he said that an online ring for vote-buying has been dismantled. Kandev wrote: "It is EUR 1 million, with whi»»»

Israel summoned Italy's ambassador Monday to protest after Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani condemned Israel's "unacceptable attacks" on civilians in Lebanon during a visit to Beirut, an Italian diplomatic source said. Tajani, a senior member of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government, visited Be»»»

President Lee Jae Myung (R) asks Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (L) a question during a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Tuesday. Photo by Yonhap Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Tuesday that the foreign ministry has dispatched envoys to Algeria and Libya and plans to send another envoy to the»»»

Iraq's judiciary said Tuesday it had handed over two detained foreigners, from Finland and the United States, to their countries after finding that had not been ISIS group members. Many prisons in Iraq are packed with ISIS suspects. In February, the United States completed the transfer of 5,700 ISI»»»

Around seven in 10 people in Sudan are now living in poverty, a senior UN official told AFP on Tuesday, nearly twice as many as before the war between the army and paramilitary forces broke out three years ago. "Before the war, we were probably looking (at) around 38 percent of people living in pov»»»

Dubai: Dubai has taken another step towards enhancing the quality of life of senior citizens with the inauguration of a new branch of the 'Thukher Club' in Al Khawaneej. Launched under the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister a»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index opened higher on Tuesday, gaining 49.53 points, or 0.47%, to reach 10,674 points, compared to the previous session's close, supported by most sectors. Market data showed gains in the Real Estate sector by (+1.06), Consumer Goods and Services»»»

An attacker opened fire at a high school on Tuesday in southeastern Turkey, leaving at least 16 people including students wounded, local media reported. Special security forces, who have been deployed to the school in the Siverek district of Sanliurfa province, evacuated the students, while efforts»»»

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov stated that all schools built in the 1960s and 1970s and currently in a dilapidated condition will be fully renovated or rebuilt by September 2028. He made the announcement during a meeting with residents of Alai district. According to the head of state, Kyrgyz»»»

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan approved a new regulation on the procedure for state registration, re-registration, and denial of registration of media outlets. The Ministry of Justice was instructed to enter information on previously registered, re-registered, and closed media outlets into »»»

Tunis, April 14, (TAP)- President Kais Saïed had a meeting with Prime Minister Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri on Monday afternoon at Carthage Palace to discuss national matters.The meeting focused on assessing the overall situation in Tunisia, reads a...»»»

Dubai: DMCC added more than 2,300 companies in 2025, bringing its total membership to more than 26,000. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Growth over the past year was driven by rising demand from global markets and the continued expansion of DMCC’s sector-focused ecosys»»»

Bulgaria's new JEREMIE investment strategy through 2035 will operate through four investment windows designed to address key and clearly identified market gaps, caretaker Minister of Innovation and Growth Irena Mladenova said on Tuesday at the opening of the JEREMIE Bulgaria: New Opportunities foru»»»

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced a comprehensive package of new measures to regulate the foreign exchange market, ahead of an expanded meeting with commercial bank managers. The meeting aimed to establish implementation mechanisms that ensure smooth sales and enhance transparency. The news»»»

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to end fighting in southern Lebanon and engage in direct peace talks with the Lebanese government, a spokesman said. Merz also expressed his "grave concern" about developments in the Palestinian territories i»»»

China's President Xi Jinping warned against a return to the "law of the jungle" in international relations and called for closer economic ties with Spain as he met Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing on Tuesday, according to Chinese state media. The meeting of the two leaders comes on the secon»»»

A Dubai court has ordered a doctor and a hospital to jointly pay Dh1.1 million in compensation to a husband and his two daughters following the death of a patient due to medical negligence after gastric sleeve surgery. The Dubai Civil Court of First Instance found both defendants liable after the w»»»

Istanbul: An attacker opened fire at a high school on Tuesday in southeastern Turkiye, leaving at least seven people including students wounded, local media reported. Special security forces, who have been deployed to the school in the Siverek district of Sanliurfa province, have evacuated the stud»»»

Banque du Caire The Vice Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Mohamed Sabry said that as the receiving entity, the EGX aims to conduct initial public offerings (IPOs) for 20 state-owned companies shortly. Six of these companies have already applied for provisional listing, and the remaining comp»»»

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says global oil demand is headed for its "steepest" quarterly drop since the Covid shock, with the agency’s outlook pointing to weakening consumption in April and the second quarter as trade tensions and softer economic momentum hit fuel use. An OPEC+ report, m»»»

From his small shop in Beirut, facing a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, Qassem Saad said he was exhausted by repeated Israeli wars on Lebanon, and hoped negotiations could end decades of suffering. "We know that Israel will remain an enemy to us, but we are tired," 49-year-old Saad, who»»»