[ad_1] Is 2026 going to be gentle? The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report says the world is in what experts call an “age of competition”. Short-term, leaders worry about trade, misinformation, and social divides. Long-term, climate, tech, and environmental threats loom large. People are noticing it too including price hikes, job shifts, political tension […]
[ad_1] Saudi schoolboy surprises classmates by distributing gold jewellery from his family home drawer/Representative Image A quiet school day in Riyadh took an unexpected turn when a primary school pupil arrived carrying something far more valuable than homework. According to a report by Gulf News, the child had brought pieces of gold jewellery from his […]
[ad_1] In the Canadian province of Manitoba, the Narcisse Snake Dens is the provincial wildlife management area, which is located in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong. These dens are the winter home of approximately 100,000 red-sided garter snakes. These sinkholes are believed to contain the largest gathering of this species anywhere on the planet. Their […]
[ad_1] Source: University of Valencia Pompeii has always felt strangely frozen in time. Streets halted mid-step. Meals left on tables. Bodies caught in their last movements. Mount Vesuvius erupted in late August, in the sticky heat of a southern Italian summer in CE 79. Now, a new study is nudging that certainty sideways. Researchers examining […]
[ad_1] Sheikh Mohammed launches AED1 billion Ramadan 2026 campaign to save five million children/image: X As Ramadan approaches, Dubai’s Ruler has placed the fight against child hunger at the centre of the UAE’s humanitarian efforts. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Friday announced the launch of the “Edge of Life” campaign, an […]
[ad_1] Egypt lifts massive stones from the 2,000-year-old Lighthouse of Alexandria buried beneath the sea (Photo credit: GEDEON Programmes / CEAlex) Off the coast of Alexandria, divers and cranes have returned to a site that has rested underwater for centuries. Large stone blocks linked to the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria are being lifted from the […]
[ad_1] Bharat Mela 2026 coming to Kuwait: Green Island set for grand Indian cultural festival/Image: X The coastline of Kuwait is about to get a lot more colourful. The Embassy of India in Kuwait has officially invited everyone to Bharat Mela 2026, a massive open-air festival celebrating India’s rich heritage. Mark your calendars for Friday, […]
[ad_1] Iceland’s famous black sand beach has always felt a little unreal. Dark as charcoal and framed by cliffs. Pounded by Atlantic waves that don’t play nicely. For years, travellers have stood on the shore at Reynisfjara Beach, staring at its basalt columns and snapping photos that barely look real. It’s one of those places […]
[ad_1] UAE updates Foundation Stage admission rules for British curriculum schools from 2026–2027 academic year/Representative Image The Ministry of Education has updated enrolment age requirements for the Foundation Stage in private schools implementing the British curriculum, introducing new assessment provisions from the 2026–2027 academic year.The move follows the extension of the school admission age cut-off […]
[ad_1] UAE reduces official working hours for public and private sector employees during Ramadan/Representative Image The UAE has announced reduced working hours for public and private sector employees during the holy month of Ramadan. Federal government working hours The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources confirmed the official working hours for ministries and federal entities […]
