Abu Dhabi launches HawAQM to monitor indoor air quality/Image: X Air inside classrooms, homes, and offices often goes unnoticed, even though it shapes daily health and comfort. A new system introduced in Abu Dhabi is set to change how indoor air is tracked, assessed, and managed across the emirate.The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) […]
A winter storm bringing a mix of snow and ice swept across the US Northeast on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday travel and prompting New York and New Jersey to declare weather emergencies.The National Weather Service issued ice storm and winter storm warnings across much of New York state and Connecticut, forecasting heavy snowfall of up to […]
Interstellar objects usually pass through quietly, noticed only by a small group of astronomers before fading back into deep space. Comet 3I/ATLAS has followed a different path. Even as it moves away from Earth and heads out of the solar system, it keeps offering scientists new details to puzzle over. Recent observations suggest this visitor […]
China on Friday opened a 22.13-kilometre-long expressway tunnel in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which it said is the world’s longest of its kind, significantly reducing travel time across the rugged Tianshan mountain range.The Tianshan Shengli tunnel, which runs beneath the central Tianshan mountains in northwest China, has shortened what was previously a difficult mountain […]
The UAE is gradually moving toward structured wage regulation, with benchmark salaries and mandatory payment systems shaping worker protections despite the absence of a national minimum wage/Image: Pexels As of 2025, the UAE has not enacted a formal nationwide minimum wage for all private-sector workers. The current labor framework, outlined in Federal Decree-Law No. 33 […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday sent New Year’s greetings to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the latter shared his greetings with Kim on December 20. Describing the “invincibility and might” of the alliance, Kim mentioned that the two nations share “blood, life and death in the same trench,” underscoring the commitment of […]
Kuwait announces January 1 as a public holiday, giving government employees a three-day New Year weekend/Representative Image Kuwait’s Civil Service Commission has announced January 1, 2026, as a public holiday, giving government employees a three-day New Year weekend through Saturday, January 3. Official work will resume on Sunday, January 4, allowing residents and officials to […]
Karoline Leavitt (AP image) White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Friday that she is expecting a baby girl, due in May 2026, calling the news “the greatest Christmas gift we could ever ask for.” The 28-year-old shared the announcement in an Instagram post alongside a photo of herself standing next to a Christmas […]
Haram security officer Rayan bin Saeed Al-Asiri is recovering in hospital after being hurt during the intervention/ Image: X Inside the Haramain @insharifain The identity of the security officer injured while intervening in a suicide attempt at the Grand Mosque in Makkah has now been revealed, as Saudi authorities confirmed he is recovering after being […]
China on Friday announced sweeping countermeasures against 20 US defence-related companies and 10 senior executives, freezing their assets and banning business dealings in response to Washington’s approval of large-scale arms sales to Taiwan.The Chinese foreign ministry said the sanctions were imposed under China’s anti-foreign sanctions law and would take effect immediately. The move follows the […]
