Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid marks 20 years as Ruler of Dubai/Image: X His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, today marks 20 years as the ruler of Dubai. Under his leadership, Dubai has transformed from a regional city into a […]
Miami voters have elected Democrat Eileen Higgins as the city’s first female mayor and the first Democrat to hold the office in nearly three decades. In Tuesday’s runoff, Higgins, a former county commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio González, a former city manager backed by former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.“Together, we turned the […]
Miami voters have elected Democrat Eileen Higgins as the city’s first female mayor and the first Democrat to hold the office in nearly three decades. In Tuesday’s runoff, Higgins, a former county commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio González, a former city manager backed by former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.“Together, we turned the […]
Drag artist Angel Arumir takes part in the annual Day of the Dead Catrina parade (Image credits: AP) MEXICO CITY: Walking in a pink dress inspired by Mexican folk art with a mermaid-style silhouette, drag artist Angel Arumir adjusts his flower crown on top of his purple wig as he steps into a sea of […]
DUMA will be located on an island in the heart of Dubai Creek, overlooking the water and city skyline/ Image:X Dubai is adding another architectural marvel to its skyline, one that will float on water. The city is set to welcome the Dubai Museum of Art (DUMA), an extraordinary cultural landmark that will quite literally […]
Dubai apartment sales hit a record Dh93 billion in Q3 2025, as new supply, cheaper mortgages, and steady demand reshape the market/ Image: Pexels Dubai’s skyline may already glisten with superlatives — the tallest, the biggest, the boldest — but its real estate market is now adding another: the most resilient. After two years of […]
When two environmental activists began opposing Tesla’s proposed battery recycling facility in Tonsley, a suburb south of Adelaide, they expected Elon Musk’s controversial reputation might sway local opinion. What they did not anticipate was the level of anti-Musk sentiment expressed globally, particularly outside the United States.The activists, who use pseudonyms Neon and Zane to shield […]
Eighty years since the end of World War II, Mayor Femke Halsema of Amsterdam apologized on Thursday for the city’s role in the persecution of its Jewish residents during the Holocaust, in a rare acknowledgment of a collective moral failure by a city leader. “Amsterdam’s’ government was, when it mattered, not heroic, not determined and […]
