[ad_1] 54 firms were shut down and 52 production lines suspended/Image: File In July 2025, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) took major action against food and drug safety violations by closing 54 facilities, suspending 52 production lines, seizing expired and forged products, and banning the import of 40 tons of poultry contaminated with […]
[ad_1] Indian passport applications in Dubai must include ICAO-compliant photographs/Image: File Starting September 1, Indian expats in Dubai applying for new passports or renewals must submit photographs that conform to International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards. The directive was officially circulated by India’s Ministry of External Affairs to all embassies and consulates worldwide, including the […]
[ad_1] Kuwait introduces new rules for school canteens/Representative Image Kuwait’s Public Authority for Food and Nutrition (PAFN) has enforced updated regulations for school canteens, under Ministerial Resolution No. 5. These regulations elevate food safety, nutritional standards, and operational efficiency across educational institutions, advancing the country’s public health agenda and development goals under “New Kuwait 2035.”TL;DR: […]
[ad_1] Source: The New York Times A Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs has sickened at least 95 people across 14 US states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The illnesses, reported between January and July 2025, are mostly concentrated in California, which accounts for 73 confirmed cases. Health authorities are now […]
[ad_1] Amsterdam’s iconic Van Gogh Museum (Pic credit: AP) The Van Gogh Museum, home to one of the world’s most valuable collections of paintings by the legendary Dutch artist, may be forced to shut down if the government does not step in to finance urgent repairs, its director has warned. Since opening in 1973, the […]
[ad_1] Did Robin Westman’s ‘transistion’ lead to Minneapolis shooting? RFK Jr says he will ‘investigate’ US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has suggested that antidepressants and ‘transition’-related drugs may have played a role in Wednesday’s mass shooting in Minneapolis, where gunman identified as Robin Westman killed two children inside a Catholic church. Kennedy during […]
[ad_1] UAE has confirmed a public holiday on Friday, September 5, 2025/Image: File The UAE has confirmed a public holiday on Friday, September 5, 2025, to mark the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday (12 Rabi Al Awwal). With the date coinciding with a Friday, the announcement effectively grants residents across both the public and private sectors a […]
[ad_1] Ashli Babbitt (Pic credit: AP) The US Air Force has decided to extend military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran and Donald Trump supporter who was shot dead while storming the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021 insurrection. Babbitt, 35, was killed as she attempted to climb through the broken […]
[ad_1] Florida triple murder convict Curtis Windom (Pic credit: AP) Florida on Thursday executed Curtis Windom, a 59-year-old inmate convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000. He was sentenced to death for a violent spree on November 7, 1992, in the Orlando area. Windom was pronounced dead […]
[ad_1] Jim O’Neill replaces Susan Monarez as new acting director of CDC Jim O’Neill, deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, has been appointed acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Washington Post reported. His appointment follows a leadership crisis at the agency after President Donald Trump removed CDC […]
