Mourners gather in the city of Qom on Thursday for war victims’ funeral By Ben HubbardDespite long being treated as a pariah by the West and isolated by US sanctions, Iran’s revolutionary Islamic govt maintained diplomatic, commercial and military ties with a range of countries.Turkiye and India engaged with it on trade and security. China […]
Exploiting Ramadan 2026 charity? Dubai Police arrest 37 beggars Authorities in Dubai have intensified their annual anti-begging campaign during Ramadan, with Dubai Police announcing the arrest of 37 beggars of various nationalities in the second week of the holy month. The arrests are part of an ongoing enforcement drive aimed at preventing individuals from exploiting […]
Abu Dhabi flights update: Limited operations restart at Zayed International Airport After days of severe travel disruptions across the Middle East, Abu Dhabi’s main aviation hub Zayed International Airport, has begun resuming limited flight operations, offering cautious relief to thousands of stranded passengers as regional airspace slowly reopens. The restart comes following widespread flight suspensions […]
Middle East travel crisis: UAE activates emergency air routes for 48 flights an hour amid Iran-US-Israel war In a decisive move to stabilise regional aviation amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates has opened “safe air corridors” allowing airlines to operate up to 48 flights per hour, according to Economy […]
KHDA Announcement: Dubai Indian Schools to Continue Distance Learning Until Academic Term Ends Amid Iran vs US-Israel War Thousands of students studying in Indian curriculum schools across Dubai will continue learning from home until the end of the academic term after the emirate’s education regulator confirmed an extension of distance learning amid Iran-Israel-US war. The […]
Middle East Tensions Spill Over: Drone Debris Injures Six in Abu Dhabi Industrial Area The escalating clashes involving Iran, Israel and the United States has begun spilling across the Gulf, with the United Arab Emirates experiencing its latest incident when falling drone debris injured six people in an industrial zone of Abu Dhabi. Though successful, […]
A Bangladeshi man accused of running a large online child exploitation operation is set to appear in a US court after being transferred from Malaysia to Alaska, where federal prosecutors say he targeted hundreds of minors around the world.28-year-old Zobaidul Amin was brought to Alaska on Wednesday and is scheduled to make his first appearance […]
A group of young Republicans ran a WhatsApp group chat in which they repeatedly used racial slurs and discussed dozens of ways to murder Black Americans, according to reports by the Miami Herald and The Floridian.The WhatsApp group was created last September by Abel Alexander Carvajal, the Republican Party’s Miami-Dade County secretary, a 23-year-old second-year […]
A social media row linked to immigration in Texas has intensified after influencer and self-described whistleblower Marc Palasciano accused Indians of harassing him with spam calls and warned he may seek federal action against them.In a post on X, Palasciano wrote: “Dear Indians Targeting Me – You’re now in violation of federal and state law. […]
US President Donald Trump has nominated Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin to become the next head of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after removing Kristi Noem from the post. The White House said Mullin is expected to take over the job on March 31, marking one of the biggest cabinet changes in Trump’s current […]
