An Emirates jetliner comes in for landing at the Dubai International Airport (AP Photo) As tensions in the Middle East continue to impact regional air travel, several airlines have cancelled or adjusted flights between the UAE, Kuwait and parts of Saudi Arabia. While most airline networks remain operational, passengers are being requested to check their…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi detailed his position on the current war in the Middle East and shared an excerpt from his negotiations with Witkoff during an interview with Mehr News.Araghchi said the US had entered negotiations demanding zero uranium enrichment before the 12-day war. “In response to the…
Buck Bennett says he is seeing more species of Mediterranean fish in the seas off Cornwall Warming sea temperatures are bringing Mediterranean marine species into British waters, forcing local fishers to change the way they work and encouraging chefs to rethink their menus.Species such as octopus, red mullet, and different kinds of bream are now…
Saudi Arabia records 22.5% rise in Umrah arrivals this season/Image: ANI Saudi Arabia has reported a sharp increase in Umrah arrivals at the start of the new season, with the number of pilgrims entering the Kingdom on Umrah visas rising by 22.5% compared with the previous year.The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah and the Pilgrim…
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Sunday backed expanding the proposed Russia sanctions legislation to include Iran, urging Republican lawmakers to broaden the scope of the bill.“Republicans should add Iran to the Russian Sanctions Bill. That’s what Lindsey wanted to do, and it was going to happen. Important!!!” Trump said in a…
NYC mayor Mamdani in talks over Israeli PM’s arrest during NYC visit New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani‘s suggestion that his administration is examining whether it could act against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the United Nations General Assembly drew a sharp response from US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, who dismissed…
A fragment of an ancient stele dating to the reign of the Assyrian King Ashurbanipal found in Iraq’s Nineveh province, July 17, 2026 A rare 2,600-year-old Assyrian monument has been found at the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq. The discovery is a major success for an area where Islamic State militants (ISIS) deliberately destroyed…
Kyle Bylin, left and Jeremy Morrison, right/Image : WDAY News A Christmas gift has led to a life-changing discovery for two families in the United States after DNA testing revealed that two men were accidentally switched at birth nearly four decades ago. The families are now suing a North Dakota hospital, saying they were deprived…
Iran War: Airport and seaport in Jordan’s Aqaba evacuated over ‘specific and credible threat’, US embassy says The international airport and seaport in Aqaba in southern Jordan have been evacuated because of a “specific and credible threat,” the US embassy said on Sunday. “We strongly advise all Americans to refrain from travelling to either the…
A Canadian lawyer has been suspended for six months after a judge uncovered ChatGPT-generated fake legal citations in a court hearing.The Law Society of Ontario’s discipline tribunal suspended Mary Hyun-Sook Lee, who practises as Jisuh Lee, after finding she committed professional misconduct by relying on AI-generated case law that was either fabricated or irrelevant in…
