South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, seen here speaking at a Cabinet meeting on Monday, expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into North Korea. Pool Photo by Yonhap President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into North Korea, saying that such »»»

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter Ju Ae appears to be next in line to succeed her father, South Korea's spy chief told lawmakers Monday. In this March image, Ju Ae is seen test-firing a pistol at a munitions factory. Photo by KCNA/UPI | License Photo North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daugh»»»

Damascus, April 6 (SANA) — The Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections is holding “intensive consultations” in Damascus, April 6 (SANA) — The Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections is holding “intensive consultations” in Hasakah with the presidential team tasked with implementing»»»

Meerimbek Koichumanov, Deputy Head of the National Investment Agency of Kyrgyzstan, met with representatives of the German company Lenus Health GmbH, led by Sam Azimi, and the German Global Trade Forum Berlin, including Eberhard J. Trempel, Head of China Forum Berlin, and Natallia Lenchanka, Repres»»»

Saudi Arabia’s push to boost local content gathered pace between 2019 and 2023, with cumulative corporate procurement spending reaching about SAR 683 billion ($182.1 billion), while investment opportunities developed under the Local Content Coordination Council exceeded SAR 640 billion ($170.6 bill»»»

Dubai: US President Donald Trump’s repeated ultimatums to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz are beginning to raise a different question — not what happens if the deadline passes, but whether anyone still believes it will. For more than two weeks, Trump has issued a series of time-bound threats demandi»»»

Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Sunday killed at least 15 people, a day after Israel threatened to hit Lebanon's main border crossing with Syria, forcing it to close. Israel has launched airstrikes across Lebanon as well as a ground invasion in the south since March 2, when Hezbollah entered the Midd»»»

TOKYO — Crude oil prices opened higher on Monday, with US benchmark West Texas Intermediate up 1.86 percent to $113.62 a barrel, as the war in the Middle East continues to squeeze global energy supplies.North Sea Brent crude was also higher at the week's market opening, climbing 1.16 percent to $11»»»

Dubai: Sharjah wrapped up its Ramadan Festival promotions with two Nissan Patrol SUVs awarded to winners, alongside more than 90 prizes distributed during closing events in Al Dhaid and Fili. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The draws took place at Souq Shari’at Al Dhai»»»

Dubai: Borouge Plc confirmed that the incident at its Ruwais Industrial Area facilities on Sunday led to asset damage and a temporary halt in affected operations. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The company stated: “Borouge Plc confirms that an in»»»

Dubai: Parts of the upcoming Bollywood ensemble comedy Welcome to the Jungle will be filmed in Dubai soon, Gulf News can exclusively reveal. According to a statement from production team led by Firoz A Nadiadwala, a key sequence featuring actors Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Arshad Warsi, and Rajpal»»»

A debtor has been sentenced to two years in prison for evading for child support payments in Batken region, the Bailiff Service under the Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to the agency, enforcement proceedings were underway in Batken regional division against a debtor D»»»

An Israeli strike targeted an apartment in a residential building in Ain Saadeh on Sunday, a town east of Beirut in the hills overlooking the city, the state-run National News Agency reported. The area had until now been spared clashes between Hezbollah and Israel, which on Sunday stepped up its st»»»

Lebanese Christians marked Easter Sunday by turning their prayers to the south, where villages remain trapped by fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. This year's celebrations were dedicated to "people in the south," said Jenny Yazbek al‑Jamal, as she left mass at a church in Beirut's northern sub»»»

A political dispute in Bulgaria has recently centered on the bilateral security cooperation agreement with Ukraine, after criticism emerged over its signing without prior approval from the National Assembly. The document, concluded by the caretaker government, became a focal point in the election d»»»

Iran launched fresh attacks across the Middle East on Monday and threatened "devastating" retaliation, after U.S. President Donald Trump's expletive-laced warning that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates reported a barrage of missile and drone strike»»»

Powerful explosives were found near the Balkan Stream pipeline in Serbia that carries Russian gas to Hungary, the leaders of the two countries said on Sunday, triggering political scrutiny in Hungary days before a national election.  Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the army and police »»»

Dubai: Dubai’s property market closed March with a clear leader, with DAMAC Properties topping sales activity by a wide margin as demand held firm despite regional tensions. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The developer recorded Dh3.12 billion in sales across 1,106 tra»»»

Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesia on Monday announced a 28-percentage point rise in the surcharge on aviation fuel, and said it would allow airlines to raise the domestic ticket price, which the government caps, by up to 13 percent. As global oil prices soar on the back of the Middle East war, Economy »»»

Government officials reaffirmed, during the Traders–Decision Makers Forum recently organized by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the emirate’s ongoing efforts to support business continuity, strengthen supply chains and the flow of goods, and reinforce Abu Dhabi’s ability to navigate»»»

The US-Israel-Iran war has now entered its second month of reciprocal attacks, alongside Iranian strikes on neighboring Gulf states. Its trajectory remains uncertain, caught between a fragile de-escalation that appears difficult to achieve and a new, unpredictable phase. Against this backdrop, the »»»

Israeli air and artillery strikes intensified on Monday across southern Lebanon and the Western Bekaa, hitting multiple towns north and south of the Litani River and causing casualties, as renewed threats loomed over Beirut’s southern suburb, Dahiyeh, a day after a deadly raid on a residential area»»»

Leader of the Democracy in Europe Movement, and former Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, condemned Europe’s mishandling of Russia and Ukraine as a ‘crime against logic’ during the TOLK.PRO forum in Moscow. “The situation with Russia, with Ukraine, and in this region—it has devastating conse»»»

Two US military aircraft were shot down by Iranian fire on Friday, as the US and Israel continue their strikes. The incident resulted in a successful high-risk search-and-rescue mission deep inside Iranian territory. The losses occurred less than 48 hours after US President Donald Trump announced t»»»

Residents of the coastal areas of Issyk-Kul report a noticeable drop in the lake’s water level. According to them, the changes have become especially visible in recent months. People are expressing concern about potential environmental consequences. Local residents are calling on authorities and th»»»

Asen Vassilev, leader of “We Continue the Change,” stated in an interview with Nova TV that the upcoming elections present a rare opportunity for a political shift, arguing that voters could significantly reduce the parliamentary influence of Boyko Borissov and Delyan Peevski. He claimed that for t»»»

Ukraine has regained control of ‌480 sq. km (185 sq. miles) of territory in the southeastern and eastern parts of the front since late January, its army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said, adding that Russia was continuing its spring offensive. After visiting the frontline, Syrskyi said that Ukraine had »»»

Continue the Change (CC) Chair Assen Vassilev, the party's Deputy Chair Nikolay Denkov, as well as Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) top-of-the-list candidates in Shumen and Kardzhali Aylin Pehlivanova and Sebahattin Gyokche, met with Bulgarian expatriates in Istanbul, Turkiye, CC's»»»

Doha, Qatar: While tensions escalate with threats being traded by US and Iran, countries in the GCC were targeted with missile and drone attacks, that left six injured in Kuwait and one in UAE from falling debris. Stay tuned for more updates: 10:45am Doha Time Six injured in Iranian attack on north»»»

Dubai: Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor, in a recent podcast, called out the constant over-sexualisation she faces by the Indian paparazzi. She says it's invasive and there's never any consent in how images of women are captured and circulated. In a candid conversation on the Raj Shamani Podcast, Ka»»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi welcomed 26.6 million visitors in 2025, with hotel revenues rising to Dh9.1 billion, according to the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi. The figures, released as part of the emirate’s 2025 performance review, show a 19.5 per cent year-on-year increase in hotel reven»»»

Major Palestinian factions in Gaza expect Israel to step up its military operations in the enclave after they, through Hamas, sought amendments to a proposed disarmament plan, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. Three Hamas sources inside Gaza said there were field indications of a broader Israeli escala»»»

AICPA & CIMA and UAE-based PLM Financial Advisory have announced the formation of the Finance Emiratisation Think Tank, a practitioner-led advisory board established to direct and govern the rollout of the Emirati Finance Academy Powered by CIMA across the UAE. The Think Tank held its inaugural boa»»»

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Over the past 24 hours, 15 vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz with Iran's permission, the Fars news agency reported on Monday. Meanwhile, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is 90% less than it was before the start of the US and Israeli operation against Iran, the»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian air defense alert systems shot down 50 Ukrainian drones overnight over four regions, the Sea of ​​Azov, and the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "During the past night, from 11 p.m. Moscow time [20:00 GMT] on April 5 to 7 a.m. Moscow time [04:00 GMT] on April»»»

1 of 2 | Earth is illuminated against the blackness of space in this photo taken by an Artemis II crew member through an Orion spacecraft window. The Orion spacecraft is expected to perform a flyby of the moon on Monday. Photo by NASA/UPI | License Photo April 6 (UPI) -- The four crew members of th»»»

South Korea's spy agency now believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter has been positioned as his successor, lawmakers said on Monday, citing a recent public display of her driving a tank that was likely intended to dispel any doubts. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) told l»»»

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Monday that US President Donald Trump's threats to strike power plants and bridges in Iran could amount to war crimes. "The American president, as the highest official of his country, has publicly threatened to commit war crimes," Gharibabadi sa»»»

A growing number of Iraqi oil and economic experts are voicing pessimism about the country’s ability to resume crude exports via the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, despite Iran’s announcement of an “exception” allowing Iraqi shipments to pass as those of a “friendly country”. Iraq has suffered a sh»»»

Dubai: UAE-based platform designed to simplify one of the most complex decisions in today’s automotive market – buying an electric vehicle – has officially launched. Drive EV uses artificial intelligence and structured decision logic to match prospective buyers with the right electric or hybrid veh»»»

Bulgaria’s fuel market has recorded a sharp upward shift since the outbreak of the war in Iran, with diesel and petrol prices rising significantly across the country. According to National Revenue Agency data, diesel has increased by around 3 euro cents in a single day and by roughly 0.45 euro cent»»»

Doha, Qatar: In a vibrant celebration of cultural dialogue, Katara Cultural Village has unveiled a striking series of international murals that transform its buildings into living canvases, telling stories from across the world while reinforcing Qatar’s role as a global meeting point of civilisatio»»»

Seoul: Tesla ranked No. 1 in Korea’s imported car market in the first quarter, marking its first time taking the quarterly top spot. According to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association yesterday, Tesla sold 20,964 vehicles in the January–March period, up 335.1 percent from a ye»»»

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast Auto Ltd. is coming off its strongest year yet, nearly doubling global deliveries in 2025 and setting an ambitious new target for 2026 that would push it into a higher league of global EV producers. The company said it delivered 196,919 electric vehicles wo»»»

On April 6, 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, originally known as the Church of Christ, was founded between three groups of followers in Fayette, Manchester and Colesville, N.Y. 1 of 5 | On April 6, 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, originally known as the »»»

Germany's armed forces are working on clarifying a provision in a recently updated military service law that requires fighting-age men to gain permission to leave the country for more than three months, the defense ministry said. The law went into effect in January, but the requirement - which ‌the»»»

North Korea appears to be distancing itself from longtime partner Iran and carefully managing its public messaging to preserve the possibility of a new relationship with the US after the Iran war, South Korean lawmakers said on Monday, citing the spy agency. Seoul's National Intelligence Service (N»»»

Three-quarters of Romanian employees (75%) feel increased financial pressure due to the recent wave of price hikes, while more than a third (35%) say they are willing to take on an additional job to earn extra income, according to a survey published on last Tuesday.According to data compiled by the»»»

Romania-based Banca Transilvania is taking another step in its international approach with a financing of over €50 million for the Hampton by Hilton Venice Isola Nuova. Granted through BT Italy Branch, the loan is intended to refinance the hotel’s development costs. For Banca Transilvania, this rep»»»

Countries must resist the urge to hoard oil and fuel during the energy crisis triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran, head of the International Energy Agency Fatih Birol warned on Sunday, with supplies expected to dwindle further if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Birol praised Saudi Arabia f»»»