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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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What is the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant, nearly hit by a drone?
A drone attack that caused a fire close to the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates has raised further concerns about nuclear security and military escalation in the Gulf as discussions of peace between Iran and the United States hang in the...
The world cannot afford to fail women, children and adolescents
In too many parts of the world, giving birth still comes with more fear than hope: a clinic without electricity, a nurse without supplies, a mother who knows that giving life may cost her own. These fears are not merely emotional, they are borne out by the facts....
Ebola, hantavirus: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a “public health emergency of international concern”, setting off alarm bells around the world.The WHO’s announcement on Sunday came as...
Iran eyes challenging stock market reopening after lengthy war closure
Tehran, Iran – The Iranian stock market is due to reopen this week after an 80-day closure due to the war with the United States and Israel.While the exchange is not the core engine of economic financing in sanctions-hit Iran, the reopening could offer an insight into...
Abducted flotilla activists release pre-recorded messages calling for help
NewsFeedSeveral abducted activists aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla have released pre-recorded messages on their social media accounts calling for help after the Israeli navy intercepted their boats in international waters.Published On 18 May 202618 May...
DRC health minister visits hotspot for Ebola outbreak
NewsFeedThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is grappling with its 17th Ebola outbreak, declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization. The DRC’s health minister is visiting the hardest-hit Ituri province, amid fears high regional mobility could...
Iran plans to offer insurance for Hormuz transit: Will it work?
Iran has moved a step further in its attempts to formalise its effective control over the Strait of Hormuz after the country’s top security organ announced the formation of a new body to manage the key passage.The country’s Supreme National Security Council on Monday...
Iran says nuclear enrichment rights cannot be ‘negotiated’
NewsFeedIran’s nuclear enrichment is a right that ‘already exists’, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a media briefing. Baghaei described how negotiations with the United States are still continuing through Pakistani mediation.Published On 18 May...
Russian drone hits Chinese ship off Ukraine before Putin visits Xi Jinping
Russian forces attack Ukraine overnight with 524 attack drones, including attacks on a Chinese cargo vessel.By AFP, Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 18 May 202618 May 2026Russian drones have hit two ships in the Black Sea approaching ports in Ukraine’s...
Israeli forces begin intercepting Gaza-bound aid flotilla near Cyprus
NewsFeedIsraeli forces have begun intercepting boats from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, with organisers saying soldiers boarded several vessels off Cyprus. More than 50 boats left Turkiye last week in a bid to break Israel’s illegal blockade of the besieged...
Migrants ‘feared for their lives’ as Libyan gunmen fired on rescue ship
Yasmin Ibrahim Elzanaty, a lawyer from Egypt, was working as a cultural mediator on a rescue ship a week ago, when shots were fired “right next to me” as the vessel sailed in international waters off Libya.Everyone on board was “terrified”, she told Al Jazeera. “They...
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in the Netherlands
MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam.By AFP and APPublished On 18 May 202618 May 2026A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked in the Netherlands for disinfection.The MV Hondius...