Skopje, 6 April 2026 (MIA) - The total value of exported goods from the Republic of North Macedonia in the period January – February 2026 amounted to EUR 1.26 billion, a 2.4-percent increase compared to the same period last year. The value of imported goods in the same period was EUR 1.18 billion, »»»

Israel's emergency services said three people were lightly injured on Tuesday after over 20 alerts sounded throughout the day, warning of incoming missiles from Iran or rocket fire from Lebanon. In the coastal town of Nahariya, less than 10 kilometers (six miles) from Israel's northern border with »»»

Türkiye and Syria are accelerating cooperation between their central banks, Trade Minister Omer Bolat said on Tuesday, adding that Syria’s central bank governor will meet Turkish banking ‌regulators. Speaking at ‌a business ‌forum, ⁠Bolat said closer ⁠banking ties and the entry of Turkish lenders i»»»

A court in Bishkek handed down a verdict in a criminal case on child trafficking and abusive acts against minors. The State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. According to the SCNS, in September 2024, as part of the investigation, a citizen of Kazakhstan identif»»»

Washington, April 7 (SANA) US Vice President J.D. Vance said on Tuesday that Washington still has tools it has not yet used in dealing with Iran, as the deadline set by the United States approaches. According to AFP, Vance said during a visit to Hungary that the United States retains additional opt»»»

The rare Aigul flower, a symbol of Batken region listed in the Red Book of Endangered Species, has come into bloom in Batken region. The press service of the Presidential Envoy in the region reported. According to the statement, the flower grows on mountain slopes and is distinguished by its long l»»»

Doha, Qatar: Children’s literature holds a unique ability to shape values in subtle yet lasting ways. In her latest release, The Invisible Crowns, published by Dar Al Sharq, author Ghada Kofa presents a heartfelt story that reminds young readers of a simple but profound truth: kindness is the trues»»»

Tunis, April 7 (TAP) - The Tunisian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (French: CCITF) is set to publish a white paper in June 2026 to serve as a model for the business of tomorrow, said CCITF Secretary-General Mohamed Louzir. "This white...»»»

Oil prices are up again on Tuesday on the heels of President Donald Trump posting on social media "a whole civilization will die tonight," discussing Iran and his deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo April 7 (UPI) -- Oil prices are up again on Tuesday on t»»»

Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) has forecast fair to partly cloudy weather across the UAE tomorrow, with conditions expected to turn cloudier by night and a chance of rainfall in some western areas by Thursday morning. In its daily update, the NCM said winds will freshen during the »»»

Allegations linking a Kyrgyz bank to questionable operations have not been substantiated in court, presidential press secretary Askat Alagozov said. According to him, the French-speaking Business Court of Brussels ruled in favor of Bakai Bank in its case against the non-governmental organization Op»»»

Naryn Free Economic Zone (FEZ) has been granted full membership in the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO) with voting rights. The press service of the National Investment Agency under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. According to the agency, this marks an important step toward stren»»»

Cairo — Egypt’s stock market closed the 29 March–2 April 2026 trading week with a mixed but volatile performance, as a steep foreign-led sell-off at the start of the period was followed by a strong mid-week rebound before profit-taking resumed on Thursday. By the close on 2 April, the benchmark EGX»»»

Cairo — Egypt’s net international reserves (NIR) rose to $52.83 billion at the end of March 2026, up from $52.47 billion in February, according to official data released by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), confirming a continued upward trajectory in the country’s foreign currency buffers. The lates»»»

1 of 3 | Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomes Vice President JD Vance in front of his office, the former Carmelite Monastery in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, in this handout photo from Orban's communications team. Vance is on a two-day visit to Hungary. Photo by Akos Kaiser/EPA April 7 (UPI»»»

Ainura Akhmedzhanova, Director of the Kyrgyz Accreditation Center under the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, is participating in the 1st International Halal Accreditation Congress, which is held from April 6 to 8, 2026, in Ankara, Turkey. The Ministry of Economy’s press service reported. The Congr»»»

A 66-year-old woman died after falling from a cliff at the Meteora monastery complex in central Greece on Tuesday. According to initial reports, the woman fell from the rock near the Monastery of St Stephen under circumstances that remain under investigation. Police, firefighters and emergency medi»»»

New Delhi: An Indian court has sentenced nine policemen to death for the torture and killing of a father and son in 2020 who were detained for allegedly breaching Covid lockdown rules. The additional district judge in Madurai, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, found the officers guilty in the cu»»»

The Russian oil tanker Anatoli Kolodkin steers into Matanzas Bay, Cuba, on March 31, marking the island's first major oil shipment in three months. The United States did not intervene, despite its announced blockade of Russian oil headed to he island nation. Photo by EPA April 7 (UPI) -- A floating»»»

Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance in Lebanon launched on Tuesday a meticulously coordinated wave of strikes across the occupied territories under the codename “Operation Eaten Straw,” demonstrating unprecedented precision and operational intensity. The attacks targeted Israeli military and strategic s»»»

Washington, April 7 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his rhetoric toward Iran, warning of imminent strikes on key infrastructure if no political progress is made before a deadline set for later in the day. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said, “A whole civilizat»»»

Sri Lanka will purchase crude oil from Russia after reaching an agreement with Moscow amid the energy crisis spurred by the Middle East conflict, the island nation’s transport minister, Bimal Rathnayake, has said. Rathnayake told TASS on Monday that “energy is our priority today,” adding that the U»»»

Ivaylo Mirchev and Bozhidar Bozhanov, the co-chairs of Yes, Bulgaria, part of the Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria coalition, have rejected Rumen Radev's claims that the caretaker government is illegitimate and that its request for European Commission support against hybrid threats during »»»

Responding to alerts about ambient air pollution, experts of the Sofia Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water carried out a non-routine inspection of the Bobov Dol Thermoelectric Power Plant on Monday, the Ministry of Environment and Water said on Tuesday. The inspectors found diffuse emiss»»»

The Egyptian government last week tapped the international bonds markets for the first time since the January revolution in 2011. Egypt sold $1.5 billion of 10-year bonds at a yield of 6 per cent, the offering received a noticeable interest with more than $4.5 billion of investor orders offered , a»»»

Bangkok: A pet ostrich went for a speedy jaunt down a busy Thai highway on Tuesday, before being returned safe and sound to its enclosure at an animal-themed cafe. The six-month-old male ostrich raced along a three-lane highway in Thailand's coastal Chonburi province as cars and trucks sped by the »»»

Dubai: NASA’s Artemis II mission has delivered a historic moment as astronauts journeyed around the far side of the Moon, offering a rare and breathtaking perspective of Earth’s closest celestial neighbor. The crewed spacecraft, launched from Kennedy Space Center, carried three American astronauts »»»

BELGRADE - Serbian authorities have information that the individual who was to damage the Turkish Stream international gas pipeline near Kanjiza, northern Serbia, had a military rank in their country's army, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday. Two large packages of explosives with d»»»

The leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), is traveling to mainland China, marking the first such visit since 2016. Known as a vocal opponent of the island’s possible independence, Cheng Li-wun was invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping for what she has described as a peac»»»

According to the private sector solar power system provider, Zadco, for the first time in Libya, solar-powered single pivot agricultural irrigation circles have been launched in southern Libya. The company reported yesterday that an off-grid solar energy system has been implemented to operate a piv»»»

A 33-year-old woman with Dutch and Turkish citizenship has been charged after attempting to smuggle undeclared gold worth nearly EUR 100,000 through Bulgaria’s Kapitan Andreevo border crossing, prosecutors said. A court imposed bail of EUR 3,000 as part of a pre-trial investigation into failure to »»»

Turkish police and security forces at the scene of a shoot out Tuesday in which one gunman was killed and two others were "neutralized" near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul. Photo by Stringer/EPA April 7 (UPI) -- One man was killed and two others were "neutralized" on Tuesday after gunmen exchang»»»

Dubai: After headliner Kanye West was denied entry into the UK to headline Wireless Festival, organisers have now announced that its 2026 event will be cancelled. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.According to The Independent, the cancellation comes»»»

Despite ultimately recovering the aviators, the US operation to rescue F-15 crew members downed in Iran “was a debacle,” political analyst Tobias Nase tells Sputnik. He argues that the true outcome of the Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) effort was concealed from the public “to hide the fact that it»»»

TUNIS, April 7 (TAP) – Tunisia is commemorating, this week, the 88th anniversary of the Martyrs’ Day, a defining moment in its national history commemorating the April 9, 1938 protests against the French protectorate.During a plenary session at...»»»

Bulgaria recorded only a limited and one-off increase in inflation after joining the euro on January 1, with the impact estimated at 0.3% to 0.4%, Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev said in an interview with Reuters. He stressed that the effect was in line with Croatia’s experience and »»»

WASHINGTON: NASA has revealed scientific details and rare observations documented by the Artemis 2 mission crew during their historic flyby of the Moon, the first crewed mission to its vicinity since Apollo 17. The agency explained that the lunar observation period, which lasted approximately seven»»»

Hezbollah reported "fierce clashes" between its fighters and Israeli soldiers in Bint Jbeil on Tuesday, as Israel said it had completed the deployment of ground troops in south Lebanon. The group said it targeted overnight into Tuesday troops and Merkava tanks in Bint Jbeil and other towns near the»»»

President Joseph Aoun said Tuesday that he will not allow strike to occur in war-hit Lebanon. "Anyone attempting to fuel such a trend — whether through social media or media outlets — poses a danger to Lebanon and is committing an act worse than the Israeli attacks," he said, adding that no one can»»»

The spa centre of Hotel 7 Pools SPA & Apartments attracts guests who return every year, hotel manager and co-owner Olga Vinokurova told BTA. The spa centre offers a wide variety of services – two hammams, a steam bath, a tepidarium, phyto-steam barrels, shock baths, sauna, jacuzzies, a shock bucket»»»

Budapest: US Vice President JD Vance warned Tuesday the US has "tools in our toolkit that we so far haven't decided to use" against Iran, adding he was "hopeful" negotiations would avoid them being deployed. "The United States States has largely accomplished its military objectives," Vance told rep»»»

Manila: Bombshell testimony in the Philippines’ ghost flood control mega-scandal has unmasked a staggering ₱802 million ($13.3 million) money trail linking a fugitive lawmaker to a shady construction firm, as prosecutors tighten the noose on corruption plaguing disaster infrastructure. Cash flood f»»»

1 of 2 | President Donald Trump is pursuing a proof of citizenship requirement for voting in federal elections, both with an executive order and the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act that is being mulled by U.S. Congress. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 7 (UPI) -- Preside»»»

Abu Dhabi: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister of Japan, during which they discussed developments in the region and their implications for regional and international security and stability, as well as their se»»»

Dubai: Pakistani expatriates across the United Arab Emirates have pledged unwavering support to the country’s leadership, offering to volunteer their services and stand ready in any capacity as regional tensions persist. At a solidarity gathering held in Dubai under the “One Nation, One Family” cam»»»

Dubai: Dubai is putting the finishing touches on what will be one of its most distinctive coastal destinations: the Al Mamzar Corniche development, which will introduce the city's first public beach dedicated exclusively to women, complete with facilities for night swimming. The project hit 88% com»»»

Somalia is set to begin its first offshore drilling campaign this month, with Turkey’s state-backed deepwater drillship “Çağrı Bey” due to arrive off the Horn of Africa country’s coast on April 10, marking Ankara’s first overseas deepwater drilling operation. »»»

Somalia is set to begin its first offshore drilling campaign this month, with Turkey’s state-backed deepwater drillship “Çağrı Bey” due to arrive off the Horn of Africa country’s coast on April 10, marking Ankara’s first overseas deepwater drilling operation. »»»

Iranian Light crude is trading at a $1 premium to the benchmark Brent price since the US waived a sanctions-ban on buying Iran crude already at sea to ease prices on the international market. The increase in price rising a»»»

Britain's Military Joint Headquarters at Northwood will host military planners from allied nations on April 8 to discuss long-term options for securing the Strait of Hormuz, as Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the waterway approaches, the Press Association reported. »»»