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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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Trump claims on Iranian concessions trigger questions, rejections in Tehran
Tehran, Iran – United States President Donald Trump’s announcements about securing major concessions from Tehran have riled supporters of the Iranian establishment, prompting rejections and clarifications from the authorities.Several current and former senior...
Slavery reparations are just, but who exactly owes whom?
On March 25, the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution. Proposed by Ghana, it recognised the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime...
Iran’s supreme leader warns of ‘new bitter defeats’ for US and Israel
NewsFeedIn a message read on Iranian state TV, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned the navy was ready to inflict ‘new bitter defeats’ on the US and Israel, as tensions escalated in the Strait of Hormuz where at least two merchant vessels reported coming...
Iran’s deputy FM says no date for more US talks until ‘framework’ agreed
NewsFeedIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said that talks with the US cannot happen until the two sides agree on a shared ‘framework’. He stressed that whatever Iran agrees to in negotiations must preserve its rights under international law.Published...
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade of its ports
Reports of Iranian gunboats opening fire on a tanker in strait, after Tehran said it is closing the waterway until the US lifts the blockade of its ports. Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, calling the decision a...
Gunfire reported by vessel in Strait of Hormuz
NewsFeedA maritime agency reported that a tanker was fired on by gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency says it received a report of a tanker being fired upon by what it said were two gunboats linked to Iran’s...
Displaced Lebanese return as Israeli shelling violates ceasefire in south
Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground report that Israeli bulldozers are also continuing home demolitions. Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Beirut, Lebanon – Tens of thousands of displaced Lebanese families are returning home despite ongoing reports of Israeli...
Turkiye woos investors amid Iran war fallout in Gulf economies
For Turkiye’s government, the Iran war has complicated efforts to turn around an economy still reeling from one of the worst financial crises in the country’s history.But even as the conflict has driven up Turkiye’s fuel prices and forced authorities to dip into their...
US blockade of Iran needs to end before the Strait of Hormuz is fully reope
QuotableMichael Shoebridge, Director of Strategic Analysis Australia, says the US may be forced to end its blockade of Iran in order to see the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Click here to share on social...
Hormuz: Spin in the Strait
A fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran holds – but the information war intensifies. At the centre: the Strait of Hormuz, where competing US and Iranian narratives have collided.During any truce, even when the bombs stop falling, the information war goes on. ...
Pakistan PM, army chief wrap up key trips in push for more US-Iran talks
Field Marshal Asim Munir leaves Tehran while premier Shehbaz Sharif heads home from Turkiye amid hopes of another round of US-Iran talks. Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Pakistan’s army chief and the prime minister have wrapped up separate diplomatic visits aimed...
Iran has learned that the Strait of Hormuz is its strongest deterrent
QuotableDonald Heflin, a senior fellow of Diplomatic Practice at Tufts University, says Iran has shown it doesn’t need nuclear weapons as a deterrent.Published On 18 Apr 202618 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on...