Sharjah: A fire that broke out in Industrial Area 10 on Monday afternoon was swiftly contained by emergency teams, with no injuries reported, authorities confirmed. The blaze, reported around midday on April 6, prompted an immediate response from Sharjah Civil Defence, supported by Sharjah Police p»»»

On April 3, the Sofia City Court (SCC) ordered the detention for up to 40 days of a citizen of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following a request by the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office under the Extradition and the European Arrest Warrant Act. The man has been wanted for extradition at the request »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a telephone call from Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain HE Pedro Sánchez. The call addressed the latest regional developments regarding the ongoing Iranian aggression against the State of Qatar and its repercussions on maritime »»»

Cairo, Egypt: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez discussed current regional developments over the phone on Monday April 6, 2026. In its statement, Egypt's presidency said that the two sides also focused on boosting bilateral cooperation and agreed to enh»»»

Sudan’s head of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said on Monday that the Sudanese people hold the exclusive right to self-determination and choosing their government, as he announced a comprehensive reshuffle of the military’s top command. In a speech marking the anniver»»»

Political strategist and podcaster Steve Bannon speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2025 in Maryland in February. The Supreme Court Monday sent his contempt of Congress case back to the county court. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI | License Photo April 6 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court pave»»»

The Israeli military has twice struck the South Pars gas field in the southern region of Iran since the start of the war earlier this year. File Photo by Maryam Rahmanian/UPI | License Photo April 6 (UPI) -- Israel's military attacked a petrochemical plant in southern Iran on Monday, Defense Minist»»»

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Monday that Israel had conducted a "powerful strike" on Iran's largest petrochemical complex, with the operator saying it was assessing the damage from the attacks. The complex in the Pars region services Iran's South Pars natural gas field -- the l»»»

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people and wounded several others outside a school housing displaced Palestinians on Monday, health officials said, in the latest violence overshadowing the fragile US-backed Gaza ceasefire deal. Before the strikes, some Palestinians had clashed with members »»»

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday condemned "deliberate threats" against civilian targets that have marked the widening Middle East war. Without naming any side, ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric said there had already been widespread destruction of "essential" infra»»»

Iran on Monday rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and instead said it wants a permanent end to the war, even as US President Donald Trump’s ultimatum loomed for progress to avoid a major escalation in attacks against power plants and bridges. "We won’t merely accept a ceasefire," Mojtaba Ferdou»»»

DOHA:His Highness the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received a telephone call from President of the friendly French Republic HE Emmanuel Macron. During the call, they discussed developments in the region following the continued Iranian aggression against the State o»»»

Beirut, Lebanon: An Israeli strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday April 6, 2026, as Israel's army said it was targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, while Lebanon reported broad strikes in the country's south. AFPTV footage showed smoke billowing across the skyline after the strik»»»

Bangladesh is starting a measles vaccination campaign after more than 98 children have died of the highly contagious diseases. File Photo by Annie Rice/EPA April 6 (UPI) -- Bangladesh launched an emergency vaccination campaign to protect more than a million children from measles, after at least 98 »»»

Doha. Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a telephone call from President of the French Republic His Excellency Emmanuel Macron. During the call, they discussed developments in the region following the continued Iranian aggression against the State of Qatar, and its repercus»»»

The Yemeni Armed Forces announced, in a statement issued on Monday, a new military operation against the Zionist enemy in support of the axis of resistance. The statement, read by the spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces General Yahya Saree, indicated that the attack was carried out by winged miss»»»

BELGRADE - We, the Voice from the People whip in the Serbian parliament Branko Pavlovic said on Monday the party was not in favour of going to early parliamentary elections in May or June as it believed the electoral process must be improved first and the citizens' trust in elections restored. "Our»»»

Gold prices were nearly steady on Monday, as market participants stayed cautious and awaited further signals on the evolving US-Iran situation and its impact on global interest rates. Spot gold was little changed at $4,669.13 per ounce by 9:26 a.m. ET (1326 GMT) after falling 1% earlier in the sess»»»

Monte Carlo, Monaco: Principality of Monaco, Stan Wawrinka bid farewell to the Monte Carlo Masters as the 2014 champion fell 7-5, 7-5 to Sebastian Baez in the first round on Monday, April 6, 2026. The 41-year-old three-time Grand Slam winner will retire from tennis at the end of the season and ente»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow views the launch of the Japanese-Ukrainian drone cooperation project as a hostile move, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Monday. "Considering Ukraine's systematic criminal provocations using drones against civilian targets in Russia, we view th»»»

Authorities in Bulgaria report a significant escalation in efforts to combat election-related violations, with 183 individuals detained in connection with crimes against electoral rights, according to the Coordination Council overseeing the vote. At the same time, over 1,000 alerts have been submit»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia is moving towards a more integrated travel experience, with national carrier Saudia and Saudi Arabia Railways signing an agreement to combine air and rail ticketing systems. The deal, announced at the Umrah and Ziyarah Forum 2026 in Madinah, will allow travellers to issue boardi»»»

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has warned that any renewed aggression against civilian areas will be met with a more forceful and wide-ranging response, as US-Israeli bombing continues to target civilian infrastructure in Iran. In a statement on Monday, spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari»»»

Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday that Israel had conducted a "powerful strike" on Iran's largest petrochemical complex, after Iranian media reported multiple explosions at the site. The military "just carried out a powerful strike on Iran's largest petrochemical facility, located in Asaluye»»»

Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, received a phone call from HE Jonas Gahr Store, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway. During the call, they reviewed the developments of the military escalation in the region and »»»

Brussels, Belgium: Striking civilian infrastructure installations during war is illegal, EU chief Antonio Costa said in a social media post on Monday. The warning came after US President Donald Trump threatened to devastate civilian infrastructure in Iran if it did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. »»»

DOHA: The Shura Council held its regular weekly session in the Tamim bin Hamad Hall at the council's headquarters, chaired by HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, Speaker of the Council. At the outset of the session, the council welcomed the fraternal visit made last week by His Highness the Amir Shei»»»

Iran warned of "much more devastating retaliation" if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on "power plants and bridges day" attacks he has threatened to unleash beginning Tuesday night if Tehran does not reopen the Hormuz Strait. File Photo by Behnam Tofighi/UPI | License Photo April 6 (UPI»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance fighters fired a salvo of rockets at of Nahariya, as part of earlier warning to evacuate northern Israeli se»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Hezbollah Military Media statement 7 details seven rocket strikes by Islamic Resistance fighters against gatherings of Israeli soldiers and»»»

Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, the head of intelligence for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been killed in the latest US-Israeli strikes, according to Iranian state media and officials. His death marks the latest in a series of high-profile killings targeting Iran’s senior military a»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Labour, Employment and Veteran and Social Affairs Milica Djurdjevic Stamenkovski, who also chairs a government committee on cherishing the tradition of Serbia's liberation wars, laid a wreath in the Alley of the Victims of the April 6 Bombing of Belgrade at the capita»»»

The personnel deficit in the Bulgarian Armed Forces stood at 20.5% in 2025, marking a slight improvement of 1.8 percentage points compared to the previous year, according to the Report on the State of Defense and the Armed Forces, approved by the caretaker government on April 1. Despite this modest»»»

Prediction platform Polymarket has apologized for allowing users to place bets on whether American airmen from a downed US fighter jet would be rescued from Iran after facing backlash over questionable ethics. On Friday, a two-seater F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran, prompting the US to l»»»

Kuala Lumpur: Southeast Asia's largest low-cost carrier AirAsia X said Monday it was raising ticket prices and cutting routes to cushion the impact of the war on Iran, but stressed demand for flights remained high. The Malaysia-based no-frills airline said about 10 percent of its overall flights ha»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s business community is stepping in to support smaller enterprises amid the war. Businesses are navigating a difficult operating environment marked by rising oil prices, a slowdown in tourism flows, supply chain disruptions, and softer consumer demand. While activity in areas such as t»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The negotiation process on Ukraine currently still on pause, as the United States has lots of other things to do, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. "As for the negotiation process, yes, it is still on pause, the Americans have a lot of other things to do, it is clea»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Armed Forces have struck a workshop producing control systems and components for operational-tactical missiles, as well as energy infrastructure used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. "Operational-tactical av»»»

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»»»

The political project “Progressive Bulgaria,” associated with President Rumen Radev’s circle, has officially begun the procedure for forming a new political party, according to an announcement from the coalition. The initiative was accompanied by the release of a founding declaration adopted during»»»

The dollar was steady on Monday, while the yen flirted with the crucial 160 per dollar level, as nervous investors took stock of the escalating Iran war, with all eyes on the latest deadline from US President Donald Trump to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In an expletive-laden Easter Sunday social me»»»

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.3735 dinars for one euro on Monday, which is a slight change relative to Friday, the National Bank of Serbia said. The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, down by 0.2 pct y-o-y and down by 0.1 pct relative to t»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday two large packages of explosives with detonation cords had been found in the territory of the Kanjiza municipality, northern Serbia, near the Turkish Stream international gas pipeline, and noted that the Serbian Armed Forces had succeeded»»»

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»»»

Seoul: South Korea has decided to allow crude oil tankers to sail via the Red Sea as an alternative route, amid disruptions to oil transport through the Strait of Hormuz caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia. Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Lim Jung-kwan, said on Monday that th»»»

April 6 (UPI) -- Israel said Monday that it assassinated Maj. Gen. Majid Khademi, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Intelligence Organization, as it eliminates senior leaders of the powerful force that helps sustain Iran's ruling regime. The announcement from the Israel Defense Forces »»»

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»»»

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»»»

Most Romanian companies are unprepared for the EU pay transparency directive, with approximately 75% of organisations risking non-compliance just two months ahead of the 7 June 2026 implementation deadline. According to a study conducted by Mirro across 150 companies in multiple industries, there i»»»

Tokyo: Oil prices pared gains Monday after a spike following fresh threats in the war in the Middle East, while Tokyo and Seoul shares closed higher. Many markets in Asia and Europe were closed for holidays on Easter Monday, which coincides with China's Qingming Festival. Crude oil contracts had su»»»