The Emsaad-Ras Ajdir Road Implementation and Management Authority (ERMA) announced yesterday the commencement of work on sub-section (4.3) of the road linking Al-Aziziya and Ras Ajdir. The road will be 160 kilometres long and work will start in May, after the completion of all necessary technical a»»»

European leaders are mulling how to deal with US threats to pull out of NATO, US media reports. "It's pretty clear" that NATO is already disintegrating and its European members "can't wait for the alliance to be completely dead." European nations should urgently bolster their own defenses, one of t»»»

Training has officially begun within the 100 Digital Women Leaders of Kyrgyzstan educational program, aimed at developing the leadership potential of female executives. The project is being implemented as part of the state program to support women’s leadership. The National Commission on State Lang»»»

In rugged terrain along the Syrian-Lebanese border, yellow bulldozers raised earthen berms in front of armored vehicles while soldiers combed through tunnels they said were used by Hezbollah, as Syria reinforces its side of the border. Syria is seeking to stay out of the regional war, whose flames »»»

Dubai: Emirates NBD has closed $2.25 billion in long-term financing, drawing strong participation from international lenders as it seeks to diversify funding and strengthen liquidity. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here. The transaction comprises a $1»»»

Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states Thursday, demonstrating Tehran's continued ability to attack even as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the threat from the country was nearly eliminated and predicted the war would end soon. Iran's strikes on its neighbors along with its cho»»»

Stockholm, Sweden: Sweden's government announced on April, 2, 2026, that it was investing more than $900 million in air and drone defence capabilities. The investment would cover multiple systems, such as radar and anti-aircraft weapons systems as well as electronic warfare platforms. The 8.7 billi»»»

Dubai: The northern Iranian coastline of the Arabian Gulf, once a hub of coexistence and shared prosperity among diverse communities, has been transformed by the Iranian regime into a platform for regional aggression, said Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President. He said»»»

Acting Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynski has stated categorically that Bulgaria will not take part in any military coalition aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, citing the country’s limited capabilities. She emphasized that this position is clear and final, while noting that Sofia may still en»»»

The government’s actions are putting Bulgaria’s national security at risk, Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said during a meeting with party members and supporters in Haskovo on Thursday. He added that the Cabinet “is turning Bulgaria into a military target in a conflict that could escalate i»»»

The Bulgarian brewing sector has consolidated its position as one of the most dynamically developing production branches in the country. With increased investments, innovations and adaptation to consumer attitudes, the industry has made a significant contribution to the economy, regional growth and»»»

Dubai: US President Donald Trump’s claim that he no longer “cares” about Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile is raising fresh doubts about why the war was launched at all. For weeks, Trump had framed the conflict as an urgent bid to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb, warning Iran was ju»»»

Over the past five years, 27 small hydropower plants with a total capacity of 110 megawatts have been commissioned in Kyrgyzstan. Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev said in his speech at the second meeting of the Heads of Government/Vice Presidents of the Organiza»»»

Mumbai, India: An Indian oil painting by celebrated 19th century artist Raja Ravi Varma has sold for a record $17.9 million at auction in Mumbai, the highest price ever paid for a modern Indian artwork. Mumbai-based auction house Saffronart said the painting, "Yashoda and Krishna", depicting the Hi»»»

Wolt, the local commerce platform connecting users with restaurants and shops, has announced a leadership restructure in Romania. Alexandru Ștefan, currently Head of Account Management, will take on the additional responsibility of Country Lead for Wolt Romania. The transition aims to ensure busine»»»

President Iliana Iotova has decreed that the Land Forces Deputy Chief of Staff for Resources, Colonel Atanas Georgiev, will be transferred to the position of Commander of 61st Stryamska Mechanized Infantry Brigade. The President promoted Georgiev to the rank of Brigadier-General at a ceremony on Th»»»

Talks with the tourism sector show readiness to maintain the prices of already agreed tourist packages for the summer season, provided there is no sharp increase in fuel and electricity prices, caretaker Tourism Minister Irena Georgieva told journalists on Thursday after a meeting with President Il»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic said on Thursday that, as always, President Aleksandar Vucic would call all political factors to social dialogue and that the leadership of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) would speak with Vucic to ask him to be its candidate for PM. In a»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost over 375 soldiers in combat against Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr over the past day, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. "The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 375 servicepe»»»

Kyrgyzstan will mark World Health Day on April 7, an annual initiative of the World Health Organization aimed at drawing attention to key health issues and disease prevention. According to the Republican Center for Health Promotion and Mass Communication, the 2026 theme is «Together for health. Sta»»»

The Burj Al Baher project, located on the coast in the Mitiga area of Tripoli, is to restart implementation soon. The news came out of a meeting held Tuesday between Tripoli Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba, and Mahmoud Ajaj, the new Chairman and CEO of the Libyan Local Investment & Developmen»»»

Tunis, April 2, 2026 (TAP) – A hybrid information session on a call for applications destined to Tunisian SMEs in the services sector will be held on Friday, at the initiative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tunis (CCIT), in partnership...»»»

Blue Bulgaria supports limiting the State’s role in the economy, Tsveta Kirilova, the coalition’s top-of-the-list candidate in Haskovo, said at a meeting with voters on Thursday, quoted by her campaign headquarters. "The State should not be a trader or a major investor, but only a regulator and a g»»»

Construction of a new centre for support for children and parents began on Thursday morning with a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony in Sofia. White doves were also released during the event as a message of kindness and peace. The facility will be named House of Children. The project is implemented »»»

Fameloop AI, a new technology startup developed in Romania and the United Kingdom, has launched its platform designed to help companies secure their presence within artificial intelligence recommendations. The venture has attracted significant backing from Andrei Vasile and Mihai Vădan, the serial »»»

"The world has come close to the point where it will be necessary to significantly reduce energy consumption," Turkish expert Mehmet Dogan told Sputnik. Individual purchasing power will continue to decline amid rising energy prices, Dogan warned.US attacks on Iranian energy facilities could lead to»»»

Adylbek Kasymaliev, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic, met with Ilham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The meeting took place as part of the second meeting of the Heads of Government and Vice Presidents of the»»»

Since October 2023, the Middle East and North Africa have been set ablaze, with war coming to Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan, Syria, and Iran, to name but a few. In large part, Iraqis felt that they had been dodging bullets, miraculously emerging mainly unscathed amidst the mayhem. In recent w»»»

Dubai: Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has published a comprehensive framework setting out minimum quality standards that private K-12 schools must meet during periods of distance and online learning. The guidelines, titled Quality Expectations for Effective Distance Learni»»»

Iraq's oil ministry said on Thursday it began exporting fuel oil via Syria after ‌disruptions ‌to the Strait ‌of ⁠Hormuz caused by the ⁠Iran war. The oil will be trucked overland ⁠and export ‌operations ‌would gradually increase ‌to ‌boost the Iraqi economy, the ministry added. Reuters reported ‌in»»»

Courier firm SAMEDAY has announced that the Competition Council has approved its acquisition of Cargus, the first private courier company in Romania. In the coming period, each of the two companies will prepare the relevant documentation to finalize the transaction, with further details to be provi»»»

At an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, the Plenum of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) decided that rules should be drafted and adopted regarding the procedure for the early dismissal of Yordan Stoev, a member of the SJC Prosecutors Chamber appointed through the parliamentary quota. The request »»»

Citizens' trust in the work of the new leadership of the Ministry of Interior has increased, said caretaker Minister of Interior Emil Dechev in Balchik, where he attended the opening of the renovated building of the Regional Fire Safety and Civil Protection Service on Thursday. Dechev stated that r»»»

Washington’s main goal is to stabilize the markets and stop the oil price surge, Turkish expert Faik Bulut told Sputnik. US President Donald Trump claimed in a speech on Wednesday night that the US was "nearing completion" of its "core strategic objectives" in the war on Iran.Bulut called the state»»»

On April 1, Centrum Air launched regular flights Tashkent—Osh —Tashkent, opening a new route between Uzbekistan and the southern capital of Kyrgyzstan. The press service of Airports of Kyrgyzstan OJSC reported. Flights will be operated regularly twice a week—on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Modern Airb»»»

For Iraq, this is a strange moment both politically and militarily. The state of Iraq has proximity to—but no direct connection to—the fierce battle raging between Iran on one side and Israel and the United States on the other, with Gulf states becoming Iranian targets as a result. That is the stat»»»

April 2 (UPI) -- A vice mayor of a southeastern Florida city was fatally shot in what police are calling a domestic incident, according to officials and authorities who said the community is grieving. "We are heartbroken to share that Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen has died," the police department »»»

Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast a notable weather shift across the UAE this weekend, with fog alerts, rising temperatures, and a chance of rain set to affect residents and travellers from Friday through Sunday. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app»»»

The Dacian golden helmet of Coțofenești, one of Romania’s most significant archaeological treasures, reportedly stolen during the 2025 heist at the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands, may have been recovered, according to sources close to the investigation. The development was first signaled b»»»

World Bank Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer Paschal Donohoe has expressed strong concerns regarding the impact of the war in the Middle East on the global economy, at a time when a number of countries were already facing difficulties due to a string of global crises, Agerpres reports. »»»

OVERVIEW No single issue dominates Thursday’s media, but the note sent by Iran to Bulgaria, the security agreement signed between Bulgaria and Ukraine, and the justice minister’s request for the disciplinary dismissal of the acting prosecutor general, are among the main topics. POLITICS Speaking on»»»

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, and the Arab Republic of Egypt strongly condemned the Israeli occup»»»

Smoke from oil fires from the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran return to the Persian Gulf as acid rain, irreversibly altering the water's chemical balance and destroying flora and fauna, Egyptian expert and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change observer Mustafa Sherbini tells Sputnik. The Gulf’s »»»

Minister of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan Kanatbek Chynybaev introduced two new deputy heads — Almazbek Asanov and Nurbek Zhumaliev — to the central office and personnel of the ministry, the ministry’s press service reported. The minister noted their many years of experience in the civil prote»»»

Interior Minister Emil Dechev has reported a sharp rise in signals related to alleged election crimes compared to the parliamentary vote held in October 2024. Speaking to journalists, he said the number of reports is several hundred percent higher, describing it as an indicator of increased public »»»

Romanian digital book streaming platform Voxa has secured more than EUR 4 million in a funding round led by Catalyst Romania. The capital is earmarked for regional growth and product development as the company eyes a dominant position in South Eastern Europe. The investment marks the 12th transacti»»»

A criminal case has been opened in Bishkek following a dog attack on a minor, the press service of the Main Internal Affairs Department of Bishkek reported. The case has been registered under Article 134 of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic (Causing serious harm to health by negligence). As »»»

Delegates stand and applaud after the adoption of the text of the High Seas Treaty at the United Nations headquarters in New York on June 19, 2023. File Photo by Justin Lane/EPA April 2 (UPI) -- Delegates were gathered in the busy corridors at United Nations headquarters in New York this week for a»»»

Dubai: As Easter approaches, Christian communities across Dubai are reflecting on the timeless message of the resurrection, reminding the faithful that hope and light can rise even in the darkest moments. Gulf News has reached out to clergies from several churches across the emirate to gather their»»»

Dubai: At least nine people were killed and 17 injured after a fire broke out at a clothing factory and storage facility on the ground floor of a 12-storey residential building in Cairo, officials said. The toll rose from earlier figures of three dead and two injured reported late on Tuesday, as em»»»