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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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Tunisian court hands presidential critic Sonia Dahmani new jail term
Lawyer convicted for the second time this year as President Saied’s crackdown on dissent intensifies. Published On 25 May 202625 May 2026Tunisian lawyer and columnist Sonia Dahmani has been sentenced to two years in jail for criticising prison conditions, according to...
Mexico steps in to host Iran’s World Cup team after US refusal
NewsFeedMexico says it has agreed to host Iran’s World Cup team after the US declined to allow the squad to stay, with President Claudia Sheinbaum saying Mexico saw ‘no reason to refuse’ FIFA’s request.Published On 25 May 202625 May 2026Click here to share on social...
Over 1.5 million pilgrims begin Hajj amid regional tensions
Published On 25 May 202625 May 2026The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, has begun in Saudi Arabia as more than 1.5 million pilgrims arrive from abroad amid the backdrop of a fragile ceasefire in the Iran war and a global energy crisis.Saleh...
How technology is shaping Hajj
NewsFeedWith nearly two million worshippers performing Hajj this year, technology has become key to making sure everything runs smoothly. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris explains technology’s role in one of the world’s largest and most logistically complex religious...
Pope says AI must be ‘disarmed’ to prevent domination, exclusion, and death
Leo, in his first encyclical, insists ownership of AI data must not be left solely in private hands.By AFP and APPublished On 25 May 202625 May 2026Pope Leo XIV has called for the “disarming” of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that “new forms of slavery” are...
Rescuers search for survivors after hotel collapse in Philippines
NewsFeedRescuers are continuing to search for survivors trapped under the rubble a day after a hotel under construction collapsed, killing at least four people. Seventeen people are still missing, as their families gather at the scene for news.Published On 25 May...
Train bomb in Pakistan’s Baloch region: Why violence is on the rise
At least 24 people were killed and more than 50 injured when a suicide car bomb detonated on a train carrying soldiers in Quetta, capital of the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan, on Sunday.The attack came amid Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s...
Pope Leo calls for ‘disarming’ of artificial intelligence
NewsFeedPope Leo has warned that some AI-powered weapons systems are becoming ‘practically beyond human control,’ as he called for stronger oversight in his long-awaited manifesto on the rapidly developing technology.Published On 25 May 202625 May 2026Click here to...
Trump links Iran negotiations to expansion of Abraham Accords
NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump has said that countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Turkiye and Pakistan should sign the Abraham Accords and normalise ties with Israel as part of a wider deal to end the war with Iran. Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett...
Australian Gaza aid flotilla activists allege abuse after Israeli abduction
One activist says she was dragged, sexually assaulted and beaten while detained by Israeli authorities.By Anadolu and ReutersPublished On 25 May 202625 May 2026Australian activists detained by Israel while on a flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza have returned...
WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 as epidemic ‘outpacing us’
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says a delay in detecting cases means responders were now ‘playing catch-up’.By AFP and APPublished On 25 May 202625 May 2026The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) says there have been 220 suspected deaths in the...
Baloch separatists ‘take advantage’ of Pakistan’s entanglements
NewsFeedThe Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for a train bombing that killed at least 30 people in Pakistan. Kamran Bokhari of the Middle East Policy Council argues that the separatist BLA is timing its attacks to exploit Pakistan’s other...