Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has ordered the administrative closure of Amina Restaurant, located on Zayed the First Street, after inspectors found violations of the emirate’s food safety regulations that posed a risk to public health. The authority said th»»»

Colliers consultants emphasize that these numbers reflect a real market shift, not just a statistical fluctuation. The pressure is most evident among groups with more limited financial means, particularly young people and lower-income households. For them, rising prices, higher financing costs, and»»»

Bardo, April 3, 2026 (TAP) — Imed Derbali, President of the National Council of Regions and Districts, emphasized on Friday that achieving digital transformation requires coordinated efforts, fostering a culture of collaboration, as well as active...»»»

Dubai: A crucial ruling in the case against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte will be delivered on April 22, as the appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) prepares to decide whether the tribunal has the authority to proceed with the case. "The judgment will be delivered»»»

Dubai: The UAE plans to introduce 140 new locally produced food items over this year and next, in a push to strengthen domestic supply chains and reduce reliance on imports. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.The move forms part of a broader strategy to scale up food prod»»»

The Defense Ministers of Kyrgyzstan and Russia held talks. According to the Russian Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov held talks with Major General Ruslan Mukambetov, the Minister of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic. «Since our last meeting, the world has underg»»»

Shipping of garment goods from Kyrgyzstan to Russia will be fully established within the next six months, the Tax Service Chairman of Kyrgyzstan Almambet Shykmamatov announced. According to him, the difficulties arose because many entrepreneurs previously shipped products without the necessary docu»»»

The US influence in the Gulf is fading as the war goes into its fifth week with no sign of ending and regional players are starting to cut deals with Tehran to end the attacks on their territories. Oman and Qatar are both »»»

The US influence in the Gulf is fading as the war goes into its fifth week with no sign of ending and regional players are starting to cut deals with Tehran to end the attacks on their territories. Oman and Qatar are both »»»

The US influence in the Gulf is fading as the war goes into its fifth week with no sign of ending and regional players are starting to cut deals with Tehran to end the attacks on their territories. Oman and Qatar are both »»»

Iran's Tasnim News Agency published what it said were exclusive images on April 3 of a US fighter jet shot down over central Iran by IRGC air defences. Iran has claimed several strikes against US and Israeli jets and drone»»»

The US influence in the Gulf is fading as the war goes into its fifth week with no sign of ending and regional players are starting to cut deals with Tehran to end the attacks on their territories. Oman and Qatar are both »»»

The US influence in the Gulf is fading as the war goes into its fifth week with no sign of ending and regional players are starting to cut deals with Tehran to end the attacks on their territories. Oman and Qatar are both »»»

The US influence in the Gulf is fading as the war goes into its fifth week with no sign of ending and regional players are starting to cut deals with Tehran to end the attacks on their territories. Oman and Qatar are both »»»

The US influence in the Gulf is fading as the war goes into its fifth week with no sign of ending and regional players are starting to cut deals with Tehran to end the attacks on their territories. Oman and Qatar are both »»»

The US influence in the Gulf is fading as the war goes into its fifth week with no sign of ending and regional players are starting to cut deals with Tehran to end the attacks on their territories. Oman and Qatar are both »»»

The US influence in the Gulf is fading as the war goes into its fifth week with no sign of ending and regional players are starting to cut deals with Tehran to end the attacks on their territories. Oman and Qatar are both »»»

Iran's Tasnim News Agency published what it said were exclusive images on April 3 of a US fighter jet shot down over central Iran by IRGC air defences. Iran has claimed several strikes against US and Israeli jets and drone»»»

Iran's Tasnim News Agency published what it said were exclusive images on April 3 of a US fighter jet shot down over central Iran by IRGC air defences. Iran has claimed several strikes against US and Israeli jets and drone»»»

The US influence in the Gulf is fading as the war goes into its fifth week with no sign of ending and regional players are starting to cut deals with Tehran to end the attacks on their territories. Oman and Qatar are both »»»

The US influence in the Gulf is fading as the war goes into its fifth week with no sign of ending and regional players are starting to cut deals with Tehran to end the attacks on their territories. Oman and Qatar are both »»»

The US influence in the Gulf is fading as the war goes into its fifth week with no sign of ending and regional players are starting to cut deals with Tehran to end the attacks on their territories. Oman and Qatar are both »»»

Dubai: The UAE Ministry of Defence said on Friday that air defenses engaged 18 ballistic missiles, 4 cruise missiles and 47 drones originating from Iran. Since the start of Iran's brazen attacks, the UAE air defenses have engaged 475 ballistic missiles, 23 cruise missiles, and 2,085 drones. The att»»»

A new and powerful Iranian attack struck the heart of the occupying entity. Violent, successive explosions rocked the depths of the occupied Palestinian territories following an intense wave of missiles launched from Iran, which reached areas of “central Israel” and settlements in the West Bank, ca»»»

Russia’s services sector returned to contraction in March, as weaker demand weighed on activity despite a modest improvement in business confidence, according to data published by S&P Global on April 3.  (chart) »»»

Tunis, April 3, 2026 (TAP) — Tunisians living abroad are invited to an online information session on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, starting at 4:00 PM, to explore investment and entrepreneurship opportunities. The event is organized by the...»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of condolences to HE Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, President of the Republic of Suriname, on the death of the former President of the Republic Chandrikapersad Santokhi.»»»

Public debate has focused on US President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million White House ballroom, but the more consequential development may lie beneath it — a vast underground military complex now under construction. Work crews have been digging for weeks below the site of the former East Wing, »»»

The air defence systems of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) have intercepted and destroyed 188 ballistic missiles and 445 drones targeting Bahrain since the onset of the Iranian aggression. In a statement carried by the Bahrain News Agency, the BDF's General Command emphasised that the use of ballis»»»

The Kyrgyz Republic is strengthening its position in developing paperless trade in the Asia-Pacific region. The press service of the Ministry of Economy reported. According to it, the fifth session of the Standing Committee of the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade »»»

Libya’s Tripoli-based Libyan government announced yesterday that the multinational military exercise “Flintlock” will begin in the middle of this month, with Libya hosting part of it for the first time The military exercise is under the supervision of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), and with the p»»»

Gold bullion Gold prices in Egypt saw a rise on Friday, increasing by an average of LE 15 across various karats. The benchmark 21-karat gold reached LE 7,150. As of the time of this report, gold prices in Egypt are as follows: 24-Karat Gold: LE 8,171 21-Karat Gold: LE 7,150 18-Karat Gold: LE 6,128 »»»

BELGRADE - The position of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians is that there is no need for early parliamentary elections and that stability, predictability and development are the number one priority, the party's leader Balint Pastor said on Friday. Pastor was speaking to reporters in Belgrade af»»»

What does it mean to govern well, and how should governance performance be gauged? The CPC' answer is that a correct view on governance performance should proceed from reality, respect objective laws, and, through sound decision-making and hard work, create achievements that withstand the test of p»»»

Weeks have passed since the US and Israel launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran on February 28. The US government, although it had told US media on March 11 that the military operation would end "soon," later announced air raids on multiple Iranian targets, including its oil hub Kharg Island, repor»»»

Dubai: The impact of the Iran conflict is moving deeper into the real economy, with fertilizer supplies tightening across global markets and raising the risk of higher food prices in the months ahead. Sign up for our daily business newsletter, Cheques & Balances.Farmers across regions are facing ri»»»

The State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan announced that, at the initiative of the Chinese side, Torugart-Avtrodorozhny and Irkeshtam-Avtodorozhny checkpoints will be temporarily closed. According to the agency, the restrictions are related to the observance of the Qingming Festival in China. The clos»»»

Dubai: Dubai Municipality has launched a new initiative to install electric vehicle (EV) supercharging stations across 600 parking spaces in public parks, beaches, and recreational facilities, with a planned investment of Dh150 million. The project is being implemented in partnership with Emarat EV»»»

Caretaker Finance Minister Georgi Klisurski said here Friday that part of the funds under fourth National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) payment request are at risk. Speaking at a briefing at the Council of Ministers, Klisurski said that the caretaker Cabinet submitted on Thursday the fourth N»»»

The most important thing is to have receptiveness in Parliament so that progress can be made in the fight against corruption and the investigation of crimes in Bulgaria, caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Andrey Yankulov said during a news briefing at the Council of Ministers buil»»»

Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) MP Ivaylo Mirchev said on Friday that the coalition can put an end to the "Borissov-Peevski" model (named after GERB leader Boyko Borissov and MRF leader Delyan Peevski). Mirchev was speaking at a BTA press club in Targovishte during a campaign visi»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia sees attempts to weaken the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and will do everything to ensure they do not succeed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. "We will do everything to ensure that attempts to weaken our organization [the SCO], to diminish»»»

A meeting of the Council for the Development of Business and Entrepreneurship under the Speaker of the Zhogorku Kenesh was held in Kyrgyzstan. The event was attended by members of Parliament led by Marlen Mamataliev, as well as representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers and the business community.»»»

Kyrgyzstan may introduce a full ban on plastic bags and a number of other plastic products starting in 2027, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported. According to the ministry, large-scale reforms have been underway since 2023 to develop waste recycling systems and reduce environmental harm. Two»»»

LONDON — Oil surged and stocks fell on Thursday after Donald Trump threatened more heavy strikes on Iran and offered no solution to reopening the key Strait of Hormuz.Investors found little solace in the US president's address to the nation, in which he again urged countries dependent on the waterw»»»

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced yesterday that it has received the March salary disbursement authorizations from the Ministry of Finance and transferred them to commercial banks to begin processing payments through the “Your Instant Salary” digital payment system. The CBL confirmed that t»»»

Tunis, April 3 (TAP) — The Tunisian Water Observatory, an initiative of the Nomad 08 association, has released the first issue of its new periodical magazine—an unprecedented publication conceived as both an academic research platform and a tool for...»»»

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday he had invited political parties to consultations because he believed that humanity was on the brink of an abyss and because Serbia needed serious decisions. "We need to try to position ourselves responsibly in a situation like this and d»»»

Mayor of Bishkek Aibek Dzhunushaliev visited the nursery of the municipal enterprise Bishkekzelenstroy on Botaliev Street and inspected the available planting material. According to the City Hall’s press service, around 50,000 planting units have been delivered to the nursery, and 30,000 saplings o»»»

Dubai: In a powerful example of community giving, the UAE public have helped raise nearly Dh6 million for delivery riders, drivers, and taxi captains through a Ramadan campaign launched by Careem. Called "Tip Matching" initiative, the Everything application has maximised customer contributions by m»»»