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Sheikh Youssef Al Shelash: Spreading Saudi Arabian Brands Overseas
Yousef Al Shelash’s name has become synonymous with haute design and the ultimate in luxury living. As the chairman and founder of Dar Al Arkan, he has partnered with some of the most sought-after brands in the fashion industry, including Missoni and Versace Under...
The Ukrainian Family That Has Become An International Symbol Of Civilian Death.
The Perebyinis family The photograph has become a worldwide symbol of Russia’s brutality toward Ukrainian civilians. Four people lay near an intersection in Irpin, a Kyiv suburb, on Sunday. All were dead or soon would be, from the force of Russian mortars. There had...
Common Problems Faced by PMAY Applicants in India
Initially launched in 2015 to address the problem of homelessness in our country, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana or PMAY list of benefits is pretty extensive. It includes affordable housing for all urban classes at subsidised home loan interest rates, eco-friendly...
South Korea’s Comfort Women Suffer Embezzlement From Their Own Government
In May, former comfort woman turned activist Lee Yong-soo went public with accusations against Yoon Mee-hyang, the former head of The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance, South Koreans, to the dismay of the South Koreans. The 92-year-old was a regular fixture...
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The battle of perception: From Israel’s Fauda to Hezbollah’s FPV footage
The footage lasts just three minutes. An Israeli flag flies over a position in the village of al-Bayada, in occupied southern Lebanon. One drone approaches the flagpole while another observes from above. The flag falls after the impact. The final frame displays a...
What is the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline that Russia, China are planning?
On the agenda at this week’s Russia-China summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping is the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 (POS-2) project, a proposed 2,600km (1,616-mile) natural gas pipeline that would carry Russian gas from western Siberia through...
Families demand justice for victims killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut
NewsFeedTwo childhood neighbours say they are fighting for justice after an Israeli strike on a residential building killed five of their relatives. The attack came hours after the US-Iran ceasefire announcement last month, when Israel launched one of its largest...
Why is Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace facing a funding shortfall?
The Board of Peace, which was founded by United States President Donald Trump in January to oversee the administration and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, is facing a crippling cash crunch that threatens to derail its ambitious $70bn reconstruction plan for the...
Is the West de-risking from China or containing its economy?
As the US and Europe push to reduce reliance on China, Beijing tightens control over supply chains.For decades, companies flocked to China for cheap manufacturing at scale and speed.Now, Western governments are pushing businesses to pull production and reduce their...
Massie defeated: The Israel lobby’s pyrrhic victory in Kentucky
US Representative Thomas Massie lost his Republican primary on Tuesday after one of the most expensive and politically charged congressional campaigns in modern United States history. For the Israel lobby and its allies, the result marked a decisive victory. US...
‘Multipolar world’: What Xi and Putin announced after Beijing summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have signed a joint declaration following their meeting in Beijing, focusing on building a “multipolar world and a new type of international relations”. The two countries also announced that...
Will Trump kill the $14bn Taiwan arms deal?
After US President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the fate of Taiwan’s biggest ever arms deal is being questioned. So why does the US give them billions in weapons in the first place? Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explains.Published On 20 May...
US imposes sanctions on Gaza flotilla organisers: Why it matters
The United States has imposed sanctions on four activists involved in flotilla missions seeking to break Israel’s 19-year siege on Gaza, home to 2.3 million people, most of them displaced by Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave.The sanctions were announced on Tuesday...
Why Ebola keeps returning to DRC: A heartbreaking human toll
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Sadiki Patrick, 40, is still grappling with the loss of his 15-year-old daughter, Judith, in Mongbwalu, a mining town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.Judith is one of the latest victims of Ebola as the country...
Which teams will make their debut at World Cup 2026?
Football’s world governing body, FIFA, has framed the 2026 World Cup’s expansion from 32 to 48 teams as a watershed moment for inclusivity, opening the door for nations that have never qualified before.Indeed, four teams will be playing at their first World Cup in...
Trump-critic Thomas Massie loses Kentucky primary to AIPAC-backed Gallrein
NewsFeedCongressman Thomas Massie, one of the most outspoken Republicans against Trump, has lost the Kentucky primary election to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein who was heavily endorsed and funded by pro-Israel lobby groups and Trump supporters.Published On 20 May...