Caretaker Health Minister Mihail Okoliyski and Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev have signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen coordination between the Ministry of Health and Sofia Municipality in the healthcare sector. The agreement, signed at the municipal administration building here on Tuesday»»»

Tokyo, Japan: Japan's parliament on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, approved a record JPY 122.31 trillion ($767 billion) budget for the fiscal year through March, in a first in 11 years that the annual spending plan was not enacted before the April 1 start of the fiscal year. The budget reflects Prime Mini»»»

BusinessEuropeCan small nuclear reactors solve EU's energy woes?Srinivas MazumdaruSupporters say modular reactors are key to meeting energy goals, but critics say they're a costly distraction. https://p.dw.com/p/5BVFMSMRs produce less than 300 MW of electricity — roughly a third of the output of co»»»

Dubai: India has taken a significant step towards long-term energy security after its most advanced nuclear reactor achieved a key milestone, marking progress in a decades-old plan to produce its own nuclear fuel. The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu has attained “cr»»»

Sharjah: Authorities in Sharjah are responding to an incident involving a ballistic missile launched from Iran that struck an administrative building belonging to Thuraya Telecommunications Company in the Central Region on Tuesday, 7 April 2026. According to Sharjah Government Media Bureau, the inc»»»

Dubai: Dubai Police have warned motorists against stopping in the middle of roads, stressing that the dangerous violation can lead to serious accidents, injuries and fatalities. The warning follows a three-vehicle collision on Al Khail Road towards Abu Dhabi that left three people injured after a d»»»

The newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Bulgaria, H.E. Elmar Mammadyarov, has officially begun his diplomatic mission after presenting copies of his credentials to Deputy Foreign Minister Radi Naydenov at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to the Azerbaijani embassy.»»»

TUNIS, April 7 (TAP) – The number of road fatalities in Tunisia has increased by 7.83% since the beginning of the year up to April 5, reaching 303 deaths compared to 281 during the same period in 2025, according to data published by the National...»»»

The first test shipments of cargo sent via the Southern Route from Russia to Kyrgyzstan across the Caspian Sea have reached their destinations. First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Daniyar Amangeldiev, said to TASS, commenting on the launch of the alternative tr»»»

Bulgaria’s first stroke centre has been opened at St. Anna University multi-profile hospital for active treatment in Sofia. The facility will treat patients with cerebrovascular diseases, primarily those affected by stroke. At the opening ceremony on Tuesday, caretaker Health Minister Assoc. Prof. »»»

Cairo, Egypt: Egypt and Italian energy giant ENI announced on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, a "significant" natural gas discovery off Egypt's Mediterranean coast, as the North African country struggles to secure its energy needs due to the US and Israel's war with Iran. "Preliminary estimates indicate ab»»»

Dubai: Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) hosted nearly 3 million participants in 2025, as the number of events and international attendance continued to rise across its venues. A total of 2.97 million people attended events at DWTC last year, marking a 12 per cent increase compared to 2024. The growt»»»

Ben Roberts-Smith pictured in March 2022 outside federal court in Sydney during a defamation trial in which he unsuccessfully sued three former Fairfax group newspapers for carrying articles implicating him in war crimes in the Afghanistan war. File photo by Dan Himbrechts/EPA-EFE April 7 (UPI) -- »»»

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi’s Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) has introduced a three-level classification system for violations committed by private schools delivering distance learning, setting out a detailed enforcement framework that ranges from written notices to licence reviews for serio»»»

Dubai: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has officially launched autonomous taxi services in Umm Suqeim and Jumeirah. The driverless taxis, introduced in partnership with autonomous driving companies Apollo Go and WeRide, can now be booked through the Uber app or the Apollo Go app, allowi»»»

Members of the Zhogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan are moving away from paper documents and transitioning to work with tablets. The pilot version of the E-Kenesh app was presented by Speaker Marlen Mamataliev during a meeting of the Committee on Budget, Economic, and Fiscal Policy. The Speaker noted that»»»

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has apologized to North Korea over drone incursions into the neighboring country. Last week, South Korean prosecutors indicted three people – an employee of the National Intelligence Service, a South Korean military officer, and a graduate student – for sending »»»

US President Donald Trump’s war with Iran has been driven by a “council of one” style of decision-making and could have serious repercussions for the United States, his former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has warned. The US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic, now in »»»

The US-Israeli war against Iran has set the Middle East “on fire,” reflecting Russia’s warning about the dangerous consequences of the move, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. On Sunday, US President Donald Trump escalated the tensions by issuing an expletive-laden demand to Tehran to unbloc»»»

US President Donald Trump's mixed messaging and conflicting signals have characterised the war in Iran. For more on the American leader's increasingly bombastic rhetoric, and what is likely to happen next, FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Lisa Gaufman, assistant professor at the Centre for Demo»»»

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had completed the deployment of ground troops along a "defense line" in southern Lebanon, where it is fighting Hezbollah. The military has not given any geographical details on the furthest point to which its soldiers have advanced into Lebanese territory. Is»»»

Caretaker Health Minister, Assoc. Prof. Mihail Okoliyski, stated that updating the prices of clinical pathways is impossible without an allocated budget, and the entire process requires structural transformation. He was speaking at the opening of the country’s first center for cerebrovascular disea»»»

Bangkok, Thailand: Thailand is considering enforcing overnight closures of petrol stations beginning later this month, the prime minister said Tuesday, an effort to preserve fuel as the Middle East war has driven fears of shortages. Anutin Charnvirakul, whose new cabinet was sworn in late Monday, t»»»

BELGRADE - Speaking to reporters after consultations with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina Tomislav Zigmanov said on Tuesday his party would respect any decision on potential early elections in Serbia and that it had an interest in the matter being reso»»»

BELGRADE - Speaking to reporters after consultations with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Dacic said his party was always ready for elections but that, in his opinion, they should be regular elections or as close to that as possible, and added that t»»»

Dubai: Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Humanitarian (DXBH) has facilitated the dispatch of essential medical aid to Gaza. Through its Global Humanitarian Impact Fund, DXBH has organised the overland»»»

Dubai: The UAE’s Ministry of Education has issued 10 key guidelines aimed at protecting students during periods of remote learning, as schools across the country step up efforts to ensure children remain safe and engaged in digital classrooms. The guidance, circulated to both public and private sch»»»

Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday warned they would retaliate beyond the Middle East and deprive Washington and its allies of oil and gas if the United States crossed "red lines", a statement carried on state television said. "The Revolutionary Guards once again declare that if the American te»»»

DOHA: The National Committee for Customs Clearance and Cross-Border Trade Facilitation held its periodic meeting to follow up on and review procedures related to import and export operations in the country, in light of the rapidly evolving situation and challenges arising from the current regional »»»

Dubai: Abu Dhabi’s property market opened 2026 with its strongest quarter on record, with transactions reaching Dh66 billion, up 160.7% from a year earlier. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.A total of 13,518 deals were recorded in the first three months of the year, com»»»

Skopje, 6 April 2026 (MIA) - The retail price of diesel is set to rise by Mden 2.5 to Mden 3 per liter as of Monday midnight, while the retail price of Eurosuper BS-95 will drop by Mden 0.5, said the Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday. The retail price of Eurodiesel (D-E V) is set to increase b»»»

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he was “not at all” concerned about the risk of committing war crimes in Iran if he carried out his threat to bomb bridges and power plants. Experts in military law, however, say that deliberately bombing civilian infrastructure is a violation of inte»»»

As part of KG RESILAND project, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan received digital terrain models for 14 priority areas, covering a total of around 6,000 hectares with a resolution of up to 3 meters. According to the ministry’s press service, the new maps will enable precise analys»»»

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has incorporated a symbolic gesture into its latest wave of strikes, launching a pink-painted missile toward Tel Aviv on Monday, following the viral spread of a video featuring a young Iranian girl. In the widely circulated clip, the girl—her face pai»»»

BELGRADE - Speaking to reporters after consultations with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Dacic said his party was always ready for elections but that, in his opinion, they should be regular elections or as close to that as possible, and added that t»»»

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QPearl – CycleOne stood out among finalists from Germany, Spain, and Finland. The evaluation was conducted by an international panel of experts, who assessed the product in terms of innovation, sustainability, and relevance to today’s market. This achievement places Romania at the forefront of glob»»»

Doha, Qatar: Governor of the Central Bank of Qatar HE Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani, met today with the Ambassador of the French Republic to the State, HE Arnaud Pescheux. During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of bilateral cooperation relations between the two countries and ways »»»

The UAE Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday that air defenses engaged 1 ballistic missile, and 11 drones originating from Iran. Since the start of Iran's brazen attacks, the UAE air defenses have engaged 520 ballistic missiles, 26 cruise missiles, and 2,221 drones. Get updated faster and for FREE: »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli media reports damage across central ‘Israel’ caused by Iranian cluster bomb attack 07-04-2026 13:49 PM Latest News Urgent News Isla»»»

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Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Islamic Resistance fighters confronted an Israeli warplane in the skies of the Western Bekaa with a surface-to-air missile: Hezbollah Milit»»»

Dubai: Emirates NBD has introduced a temporary support package aimed at helping small and medium-sized businesses manage costs and cash flow over the coming months. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.The Dubai-based lender said the initiative offers »»»

Iran has unveiled a 10-point proposal aimed at ending its conflict with the United States and Israel, offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and reduce regional tensions in exchange for sanctions relief and security guarantees. The plan, delivered through Pakistani mediation, comes as US President»»»

Istanbul, April 7 (SANA) Syria and Türkiye signed an economic cooperation agreement on Tuesday at the conclusion of the first meeting of the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) in Istanbul, officials said. The agreement, signed by Syrian Minister of Economy and Industry Nidal al-Shaar and Tu»»»

Hezbollah announced overnight into Tuesday attacks on Israeli targets in south Lebanon and across the border, including launching an advanced missile and attack drones at a base near the central city of Hadera. The group said it targeted Metula, Margaliot, Malikiyya, Misgav Am, Hanita, Shlomi, Yir'»»»

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