Sharjah’s first mass wedding in 1998 was held under the patronage of the Emirate’s Ruler, starting a now-national tradition/ Image: SCI Mass wedding (2024) As the UAE prepares to mark its 54th Eid Al Etihad celebrations in December 2025, Sharjah Charity International has officially begun accepting applications for its 11th annual mass wedding. Rooted in […]
Martha Nolan, an Irish-origin Manhattan designer, was found dead in a boat of Montauk Yacht club in mysterious circumstances. A woman was found unconscious on board a boat in Montauk on Tuesday while the boat as docked at the Montauk Yacht Club. Police identified the 33-year-old woman on Wednesday as Irish designer Martha Nolan. The […]
The American couple already boarded the Mumbai-bound plane from Changi Airport after stealing but were arrested before the plane could take off. American nationals Kapadia Husain Zoher, 35, and Kapadia Amatullah, 30, were arrested at Changi Airport for stealing Louis Vuitton and Dior products amounting to more than $750 when they were in transit. The […]
Credit: Adrienne Davis’ Instagram A short video from Adrienne Davis, the girlfriend of North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson, is making the rounds this week. In the clip, Davis is relaxing with friends when one of them brings up Johnson’s name. She flashes a quick smile, then jokingly warns, “You’re going to mention my man again? […]
Donald Trump (AP) Stanford University (visit.stanford.edu) Stanford University announced on Tuesday that it has laid off more than 360 employees, citing budget pressures linked to federal funding policies under the Trump administration. “Stanford is in the process of making budget reductions,” a University spokesperson stated in an email, reported Reuters. “Last week, many schools and […]
A collection of previously unseen letters from prominent individuals, along with rare photographs, was unveiled by The New York Times on Tuesday, taken inside the Manhattan Upper East Side mansion of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.For Epstein’s 63rd birthday, letters from high-profile individuals like director Woody Allen, linguist Noam Chomsky were reportedly compiled, many reflecting […]
Bahrain’s vegetable production nearly doubles amid push for food security/Representative Image TL;DR: Bahrain’s agricultural output rose 55% over the past decade, reaching 58,597.5 tonnes in 2024, with vegetable production nearly doubling to 28,600 tonnes. Greenhouse farming and controlled-environment agriculture are driving the shift toward greater food self-reliance and year-round production, compensating for limited arable land […]
Kuwait’s College of Applied Sciences (CAS) will now accept non-Kuwaiti students/Representative Image TL;DR: Kuwait’s College of Applied Sciences (CAS) will now accept non-Kuwaiti students starting from Semester 2 of the 2025/2026 academic year under a defined fee structure. Eligibility requires applicants to have completed all schooling in Kuwait and obtained a local high school certificate, […]
Visa hold allows pausing children’s visa cancellation for up to 60 days if applied before cancellation with three months validity/ Representative Image TL;DR Children’s visas are tied to the parent’s residency and expire when the sponsor’s visa is cancelled. You can place their visas on hold for 60 days, only if both visas have 3 […]
new video loaded: War Shattered His Face. Technology Helped Reconstruct It. By Marc Santora, Nikolay Nikolov, Daria Mitiuk and Laetitia Vançon•August 6, 2025 Volodymyr is a Ukrainian marksman whose face was shattered by a Russian bomb in 2023. After multiple surgeries and titanium implants, he has returned to active duty near the closest point of […]
