The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah launched a national challenge inviting Saudi chefs to innovate pilgrim catering, enhancing quality and safety/Representative Image The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has initiated the “Eashathon” challenge in Makkah, aiming to innovate and elevate the catering services for millions of pilgrims. This competition invites Saudi chefs to develop creative […]
The rare presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping at a parade in Beijing on Wednesday drew sharp criticism from the European Union, with its foreign policy chief warning that the show was “not just anti-Western optics” but a “direct challenge to the international […]
This is a representative AI image In a shocking incident, a 10-year-old boy was shot while he was attempting a late-night door-knocking prank on a neighbour in southeast Houston, police told ABC News on Sunday. The incident occurred at around 10.55 on Membrough Street. According to Houston police department spokesperson Shay Awosiyan, the child and […]
US First Lady Melania Trump is stepping into the tech spotlight, launching a national program to get children thinking about artificial intelligence. But while the initiative comes with lofty promises, it’s short on details, and that’s the catch.On Tuesday, the First Lady’s office announced the President’s Artificial Intelligence Challenge, inviting students from kindergarten through 12th […]
RFK Jr. teams up with Pete Hegseth in an ultimate fitness showdown; launches ‘Pete & Bobby Challenge’ (Pic credit: X/@HHSGov) Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has rolled out the “Pete and Bobby Challenge”, pairing up with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as part of the Trump administration’s nationwide “Make America […]
Sharjah’s first Global PR Challenge at IGCF 2025 brings 20 students in 10 teams to create real-world communication solutions/image: WAM As Sharjah prepares to host the 14th International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) on September 10–11, 2025, the emirate is introducing a series of youth-led competitions, including the inaugural Global PR Challenge, Sharjah Edition. These initiatives […]
Ishaan Khatter’s recent video truly gave “chills” as he spent six minutes shirtless in minus 120 degrees. In the initial clip, Ishaan, visiting his sister-in-law Mira Kapoor’s new venture for cryotherapy, is seen standing inside a glass chamber wearing a face mask, gloves, and a beanie, while shirtless. Ishaan Khatter braves -120°C shirtless for 6 […]
Kamala Harris tasks Doug Emhoff to reach out Taylor Swift for 2024 campaign (Image: AP/@KamalaHarris) Doug Emhoff was assigned to get Taylor Swift to campaign for his wife, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 presidential race, a new book revealed.Rumors spread that Swift might perform or appear at Harris’s final rally in Philadelphia, near Swift’s hometown, […]
In a first of its kind lawsuit involving children, a Honduran mother and her two young children have sued the US government over their arrest outside a Texas courthouse, alleging violations of constitutional rights. The family, who legally entered the US using the CBP One app, is detained at the Dilley immigration processing center and […]
After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new flag flies across Syria: the emblem of the rebels who toppled the dictator Bashar al-Assad. Ben Hubbard, The New York Times’s Istanbul bureau chief, describes what our journalists learned as they drove across Syria, meeting people in towns and cities along the way […]
