Freezing rain floods Gaza camps and leaves displaced Palestinians in dire conditions

[ad_1] GAZA STRIP: Rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding makeshift encampments with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by the two-year war attempted to stay dry in tents frayed by months of use. Muddy water soaked blankets and mattresses in tents in a camp in Khan Younis and fragile shelters were propped up […]

IMF slaps Pakistan with 11 more conditions! $7 billion bailout on line; total regulations stand at 64

[ad_1] The International Monetary Fund hit Pakistan with 11 fresh conditions, linked to its $7-billion bailout programme. The latest directives, revealed in the Fund’s staff-level report for the second review released on Thursday, push the total number of conditions to 64 across the span of 18 months, according to the Express Tribune.The new measures target […]

Saudi schools will only close under these conditions: New 2025/26 rules explained | World News

[ad_1] Saudi Arabia school new 1447 rules parents must know / AI-generated illustration The days of waking up and frantically checking local news for a last-minute school cancellation are officially over. The Saudi Ministry of Education has issued a formal and highly detailed ministerial order for the 1447 academic year, establishing clear, scientific benchmarks for […]

Saudi Arabia postpones October housing support disbursement: Check new date and conditions | World News

[ad_1] In Saudi Arabia, the official weekend is Friday and Saturday, making Sunday a regular working day for postponed disbursements Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Housing has announced that the monthly housing support grant for October 2025 will be postponed from its scheduled date of October 24 due to an official public holiday. The disbursement will […]

Dubai sets new rules for engineering consultancy firms: Licensing, conditions, and penalties explained | World News

[ad_1] Dubai’s new law enforces strict licensing and standards to advance and regulate engineering consultancy services/Representative Image Dubai has enacted Law No. (14) of 2025 to regulate engineering consultancy activities across the emirate. This legislation aims to elevate the quality and governance of engineering consultancy services by setting stringent licensing requirements, classification criteria, and operational […]

‘Dragged by hair, paraded in Israeli flag’: Flotilla eyewitnesses detail Greta Thunberg’s harrowing detention; prison conditions harsh, unsanitary

[ad_1] Flotilla eyewitnesses detail Greta Thunberg’s harrowing detention Eyewitnesses on a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza described environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg being dragged, beaten, and paraded by Israeli forces after her detention. The accounts depict a scene of intimidation and mistreatment that shocked those on board.An email from the Swedish foreign ministry to people close […]

‘Once last hostage is released’: Belgium announces formal recognition of Palestine; subject to key conditions

[ad_1] Belgium foreign minister Maxime Prevot Belgium will recognise a Palestinian state during September’s United Nations General Assembly, the country’s foreign minister announced Tuesday, joining other nations seeking to pressure Israel over its war on the Gaza Strip.Palestine will be “clearly a state fully recognised on the international stage by Belgium,” foreign minister Maxime Prevot […]

California’s Madre wildfire explodes; scorching over 70,800 acres of land, fire officials warn of ‘extreme’ weather conditions | World News

[ad_1] California’s Madre wildfire explodes California’s Madre fire has ballooned into the state’s largest active blaze by Friday evening, scorching about 70,800 acres in a remote stretch of Central California north of Santa Barbara and west of Bakersfield. The wildfire, which ignited on Wednesday, July 2, advanced rapidly overnight, doubling its footprint to roughly 35,000 […]

Brazil sues China’s BYD over ‘slavery’ conditions on build site

[ad_1] A BYD showroom (file photo: AP) RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric car giant BYD and two contracting companies for human trafficking and alleged slave labor conditions at a build site, according to legal documents seen by AFP Thursday.The case concerns 220 Chinese workers found last December in conditions “analogous to […]

FDA nod for Novavax Covid vax, with stricter new conditions

[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine, but only for older adults and for others older than 12 who have at least one medical condition that puts them at high risk from Covid.Scientific advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who typically make decisions on who should […]