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Uae News: Abu Dhabi grants Dh100 million to boost emergency readiness under new edition of National First Line of Defense Forum | World News

On March 28th, the 26th edition of the National First Line of Defense Forum officially commenced in Abu Dhabi. Organised by the National Unified and Integrated Training System for Readiness and Response under the supervision of the UAE National Medical and Volunteer Reserve Team, the forum followed the theme of “Together for a Nation’s Readiness.”Accredited […]

Saudi Arabia restores 1 million hectares of land, plants over 159 million trees under green initiative | World News

Saudi Arabia restores 1 million hectares of land, plants over 159 million trees under green initiative/Representative Image Saudi Arabia has marked a major environmental milestone, transforming degraded land into green cover at scale. The progress reflects a long-term national push to restore ecosystems, expand vegetation and tackle desertification.Saudi Arabia has restored one million hectares of […]

Family says ‘no’ to $26 million offer to build AI data center on their ‘priceless’ generational farm |

Kentucky family rejects $26 million offer from Fortune 100 company to sell ‘priceless’ generational farm for AI data center A farming family in northern Kentucky has turned down a $26 million offer from a Fortune 100 company seeking to build a large AI-linked data centre, choosing instead to keep land they say carries far greater […]

‘Put the matter behind…’: Bank of America agrees to pay $72.5 million to Epstein victims after years of legal battle

Bank of America has agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by women who accused the bank of enabling sexual abuse and sex trafficking linked to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The settlement was disclosed in court filings on Friday and still requires approval from a federal judge.The lawsuit was filed in […]

Only in a month: Canadian man Guramrit Sidhu tells US court how he trafficked meth, cocaine worth of $17 million from US to Canada

Guramrit Sidhu admitted to the court in US that his massive drug trafficking between US and Canada took only around a month 62-year-old Guramrit Sidhu, a Canadian man who was extradited to the US on charges of drug trafficking between the two countries, pleaded guilty to leading a criminal organization that trafficked hundreds of kilograms […]

Indian-origin man in US steals $1 million in loan fraud, buys land in Fresno with pandemic relief money

An Indian-origin man in California has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for loan fraud. An Indian-origin man in California has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for defrauding the government’s Paycheck Protection Program Loan. 37-year-old Gurjeet Bath has also been ordered to pay a $100,000 criminal fine. Bath applied for this loan, […]

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: Record-breaking Ramadan 2026: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque welcomes over 3.22 million devotees across UAE | World News

3.22 million visitors mark record-breaking Ramadan at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque / Image: file The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre has recorded a historic milestone this year, welcoming 3,226,103 guests during Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr prayers across its mosques in the UAE, one of the highest figures ever reported.The massive turnout includes worshippers, visitors, and […]

8,000 bitcoins in the trash? This man spent 12 years chasing a $550 million fortune buried beneath a landfill | World News

In 2013, James Howells, an IT technician from Newport, Wales, accidentally threw away a hard drive containing the private keys to 8,000 Bitcoins. At that time, the cryptocurrency was worth roughly $8 million. Over the next decade, Bitcoin’s value increased dramatically, making the contents of the lost hard drive worth an estimated $550 million as […]

Meet Anant Yardi: Indian-origin billionaire alumnus donates $8 million to IIT Delhi | World News

In a significant act of giving back to his alma mater, Anant Yardi, an Indian-origin entrepreneur and graduate of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, has pledged $8 million to the institute, matching an earlier contribution and taking his total donation to approximately $16 million. The funds will support artificial intelligence research and campus infrastructure development. […]

Florida man loses US citizenship over $3.8 million Covid-19 relief fraud scheme; may face deportation

A man living in Florida has been stripped of his United States citizenship after being convicted in a multi-million dollar Covid-19 fraud case, according to a federal court ruling.The decision was issued by a US judge who found that the man, 25-year-old Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, had obtained his citizenship unlawfully and later took part […]