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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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Thousands run Palestine Marathon under shadow of Israel’s war on Gaza
By AFP, Anadolu, AP and ReutersPublished On 8 May 20268 May 2026The tenth Palestine International Marathon has been run in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, with a parallel race held in Gaza after a two-year hiatus caused by Israel’s war on the Strip.The 42km...
The disaster unfolding on Russia’s Black Sea coast is of its own making
Southern Russia is facing one of the largest environmental disasters in its modern history. In April, repeated Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure in Tuapse triggered massive refinery fires and oil spills along the Black Sea coast, including near Sochi....
Iran claims to have seized ‘offending’ oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
State TV releases a video of IRGC forces boarding and detaining the Barbados-flagged vessel, Ocean Koi.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims to have captured an oil tanker, Ocean Koi, in a “special operation” in the Gulf of Oman, saying the vessel was...
Holders Flamengo see Copa Libertadores match abandoned amid crowd trouble
The match in Colombia, hosted by Independiente Medellin, was twice interrupted by violence before being called off.Published On 8 May 20268 May 2026A Copa Libertadores match between hosts Independiente Medellin of Colombia and defending champions Flamengo of Brazil...
What we know about Iran’s response to the latest US ceasefire proposal
Iran has said it is reviewing a United States peace proposal that seeks to end the war, even as the two sides exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.In a post on his Truth Social Platform late on Thursday, US President Donald Trump called Iran’s leadership...
Sexual violence against Palestinians in Israeli prisons is ‘systematic’
NewsFeedKifaya Khraim, Advocacy Unit Manager at the Ramallah-based Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, says sexual abuse by Israeli soldiers against Palestinians is widespread. She says the violence appears to be ‘systematic’ rather than ‘isolated...
Miami host committee assured ICE will not be at World Cup games
Rodney Barreto has received reassurances from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that ICE would steer clear of World Cup.By ReutersPublished On 8 May 20268 May 2026United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will not be seen at World Cup matches this summer,...
After 18 months of mourning, a Gaza son is found alive in an Israeli prison
For 18 months, the family of Eid Nael Abu Shaar, a Palestinian man from Gaza, believed this eldest son was dead.They had scoured Gaza for his body, obtained a death certificate and erected a tent to mourn his loss, but then an unexpected phone call from a lawyer...
Trump says he would not pay $1,000 to watch US at World Cup
FIFA have come in for criticism for the inflated prices of tickets at World Cup 2026 in US, Canada and Mexico.By ReutersPublished On 8 May 20268 May 2026President Donald Trump is the latest person to take a shot at the sky-high World Cup ticket prices, saying he...
Ukraine may have turned tide of Russian territorial gains, says think tank
After slowing Russia’s rate of advance over the past several months, Ukraine may have tipped the scales in April and recaptured more of its land than it lost, according to an analysis of battlefield positions.The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based...
Rubio meets Pope Leo: Can they heal White House-Vatican rift?
Pope Leo XIV and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Thursday during the latter’s trip to Rome, with hopes of improving relations between the Vatican and Washington at a time when United States President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked the pontiff.On Friday,...
FBI’s lack of progress on Israeli killing of journalist ‘troubling’: CPJ
The CPJ says the ‘lack of concrete progress’ in the FBI investigation represents a failure by the US government. Published On 8 May 20268 May 2026The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has demanded a “public progress update” from United States authorities on the...