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UAE Slams Iran’s ‘Aggression’ Claim, Says Allegations Are Misleading A sharp diplomatic exchange has erupted between the United Arab Emirates and Iran after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the UAE of carrying out “aggression” against Tehran. The claim was swiftly rejected by senior Emirati officials, who described the accusation as misleading and insisted that … Read more

Dubai’s Policing Future Gets a Reset as Sheikh Mohammed Announces New Academy Law Dubai has taken another step toward strengthening its global reputation for security and innovation. In March 2026, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, issued Law No. (7) of … Read more

Harry Styles turned the stage at Saturday Night Live into his own cheeky rebuttal booth, poking fun at years of “queerbaiting” accusations — and sealing the joke with an unexpected onstage kiss with comedian Ben Marshall.“Back then, people seemed to pay a lot of attention to the clothes I was wearing and some people accused … Read more

Pro-Iran protesters gathered in central London on Sunday for the annual Al-Quds Day rally, shouting anti-Israel slogans and waving Palestinian flags as police made three arrests during the protest and a counter-demonstration.Crowds at the demonstration were heard chanting “death, death to the IDF” and “from the river to the sea”, while some protesters held posters … Read more

The British Columbia Police issued a country-wide arrest warrant against 24-year-old Amarbir Singh as he emerged as the main accused in the murder of a 28-year-old woman, Navdeep Kaur. Kaur disappeared in 2024 and her remains were found after five months. Singh and Kaur were in a relationship. Police said a timeline of events leading … Read more

The narrative that all tech jobs in the US are going to Indians resurfaced on social media after Devendra Chaplot announced that he was joining SpaceX and xAI, working closely with Elon Musk and team to build superintelligence. The announcement came with a photo of him with Musk that drew flak for Musk as he … Read more

Saturday Night Live doesn’t forget to mock Timothee Chalamet over his viral comments on opera and ballet in the March 14 episode.On Saturday, in the SNL cold open, James Austin Johnson, who played Donald Trump, said, “Iran is like ballet and opera, and we’re Timmy Chalamet.”“I don’t want to be working in ballet or opera … Read more

Indian-origin venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani defended Donald Trump aide Laura Loomer’s take on ‘Islamophobia’ and said “feraing any ideology that calls for your murder” is normal and not phobia. Motwani said she had a face-to-face encounter with a young man distributing Qurans who told her on her face that he would have to kill … Read more

Qatar government employees get 7-day Eid Al Fitr 2026 break / Image: thepeninsularqatar Qatar has officially announced a seven-day Eid Al Fitr holiday for public sector employees, offering government workers an extended break to celebrate the end of Ramadan.According to the Amiri Diwan, ministries, government agencies and public institutions will observe the Eid holiday from … Read more

For thousands of children born with cleft lip and palate, access to surgery can be life-changing. In many parts of North Africa, however, specialised treatment is often out of reach for families who cannot afford it. For more than two decades, Moroccan humanitarian Fouzia Jbara Mahmoudi has worked to change that reality by helping provide … Read more