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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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Gaza aid flotilla organisers say 41 boats intercepted, 10 still sailing
Foreign ministers of 10 countries say Israel’s storming of the aid flotilla is a blatant violation of international law. Published On 19 May 202619 May 2026The organisers of an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip say Israeli forces raided 41 of their boats in the...
Musk vs Altman: What to know about the OpenAI verdict
On Monday morning, a jury in Oakland, California, announced its verdict in one of the most-watched tech feuds between billionaire Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The nine-member jury handed a decisive victory to Altman, saying Musk had waited too long to bring...
Spain’s former PM Zapatero faces corruption probe
Published On 19 May 202619 May 2026Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is under investigation in Spain over alleged influence peddling and related crimes in the long-running Plus Ultra airline case.The High Court said on Tuesday that Zapatero’s...
WHO to hold emergency committee meeting as Ebola death toll rises to 131
A panel of experts led by the WHO is to meet to discuss vaccine options for new epidemic.By AFP and ReutersPublished On 19 May 202619 May 2026The toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to an estimated 131 deaths from...
Iran squad in race against time for World Cup readiness amid US-Israel war
With Iran’s local football league suspended since March, most players in the squad have not been in action for months.By ReutersPublished On 19 May 202619 May 2026Iran’s head coach Amir Ghalenoei believes his coaching and fitness staff would have their work cut out...
The US, Israel and the normalisation of scandal
In late April, the Hondurasgate platform and the Spanish media outlet Canal Red began leaking incriminating audios regarding recent machinations by the United States and Israel in Latin America.One batch of audios, for example, indicates that Israel financed the...
Khartoum’s slow recovery amid cautious return
Khartoum, Sudan – Night often hides imperfections, but in Sudan’s capital, the scars of war are laid bare in daylight. Neighbourhoods and homes lie in ruins, yet signs of recovery are visible along the city’s roads, with rubble cleared and traffic slowly returning....
Starbucks Korea CEO fired over promotion that evoked military crackdown
‘Tank Day’ marketing campaign provoked backlash for eliciting bloody suppression of 1980 Gwangju uprising. Published On 19 May 202619 May 2026The head of Starbucks Korea has been dismissed after a marketing campaign that evoked a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy...
‘China holds the cards’: Why Putin’s visit to Beijing after Trump matters
When Russian President Vladimir Putin lands in Beijing on Tuesday evening, his official agenda will be to join his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in commemorating a quarter-century-old agreement, the unambiguously described 2001 Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and...
Child survivor of San Diego mosque shooting describes ordeal
NewsFeedA nine-year-old boy who survived the San Diego mosque shooting that killed three people has described seeing ‘bad stuff’. His mother, a refugee from Gaza who came to California two decades ago, gave permission for reporters to speak to her son.Published On 19...
At least 10 dead as huge floods sweep southern and central China
The affected area extends more than 1,000km (620 miles), according to Chinese meteorologists.By ReutersPublished On 19 May 202619 May 2026At least 10 people have died after heavy rains caused widespread flooding and landslides across southern and central China.The...
‘King of the North’: Who is Andy Burnham, a potential UK prime minister?
With UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer under pressure from within his own party to announce his resignation, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has announced an ambitious plan of his own – to win a parliamentary seat in the northern English town Ashton-in-Makerfield.According...