Saudi Arabia’s EV maker, Lucid, breaks world record with 1,205 km drive across Europe in single charge | World News

[ad_1] Lucid’s new record of 1,205 km surpasses its previous 1,045 km single-charge drive by 160 km, setting a major milestone/ Image: Lucid Lucid Air, the Saudi-backed electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by setting a new Guinness World Record for the longest distance traveled on a single charge. The company’s Lucid […]

What is Bahrainization? The Kingdom’s drive to localise jobs across multiple sectors | World News

[ad_1] Bahrainization has evolved into a structured national workforce strategy, backed by legal enforcement/Image: Shutterstock TL;DR: Bahrainization is Bahrain’s official workforce nationalization policy aimed at increasing Bahraini employment in the public and private sectors. It sets sector-specific ratios requiring companies to hire Bahraini nationals or face restrictions on government contracts and foreign worker permits. Employers […]

Can you drive in UAE with GCC licence? Eligibility and exchange rules explained | World News

[ad_1] GCC nationals can drive in the UAE with their home licences as visitors but must exchange them upon gaining residency/ Representative Image TL;DR GCC nationals can drive in the UAE using their home country licence while visiting. Once a GCC national becomes a UAE resident, they must exchange their licence. License exchange is done […]

UAE now allows visitors from 52 nations to drive with their home country licenses: See if you are eligible | World News

[ad_1] License exchange in the UAE requires a valid residence visa, passing a medical exam, and submitting legal translation of documents/ representative Image 52 nationalities can now drive in the UAE using their home licenses while visiting. Residents from those countries can exchange their license for a UAE one. No driving tests required; conditions apply […]

Ukraine: Discrimination and hope drive LGBTQ+ soldiers

[ad_1] LGBTQ (AI- generated image) “I’ve been open about my sexual orientation all my life,” says Roman Abrashyn, a 25-year-old homosexual drone pilot in the Ukrainian army. After coming out at the age of 15, he was supported by friends, his parents and two brothers, one of whom now serves in the same unit.Abrashyn enlisted […]

‘Naked political provocation’: China slams US over spy recruitment videos; mocks CIA’s drive as ‘absurd’ and ‘amateurish’

[ad_1] This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. Beijing has sharply criticised the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for what it called an “absurd” and “clumsy” attempt to recruit Chinese citizens through social media videos. In a statement posted Wednesday on its official WeChat account, China’s ministry of state security (MSS) called […]

Over 200,000 Afghans forced to leave Pakistan amid intensified deportation drive; Iran ramps up expulsions too

[ad_1] Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) More than 200,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since April as Islamabad ramped up its deportation campaign targeting undocumented migrants, with Iran also increasing expulsions, raising concerns over Afghanistan’s capacity to manage the influx.According to Pakistan’s ministry of interior, over 135,000 Afghans left the country in April, followed by 67,000 […]

Haiti slams ‘xenophobic’ deportation drive by Dominican Republic

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) Haiti accused the Dominican Republic on Thursday of committing xenophobic acts and violating the rights of Haitian migrants, especially pregnant and nursing women, amid its growing deportation drive.The government of Dominican President Luis Abinader has stepped up deportations in recent months to Haiti, despite the nation’s mounting insecurity from gang violence.Nearly […]

US solar tariffs could drive Asia transition boom | World News

[ad_1] Presentative Photo (Photo:AP) BANGKOK: Massive planned US duties on solar panels made in Southeast Asia could be a chance for the region to ramp up its own long-stalled energy transition, experts say.Earlier this month, Washington announced plans for hefty duties on solar panels made in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.The levies follow an investigation, […]