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Dubai Confirms Dubai Marina Incident Was Caused by Aerial Interception: What Really Happened In The UAE Emirate Dubai authorities have confirmed that the recent incident in the Dubai Marina area was caused by debris from a successful aerial interception, reassuring residents that the situation has been contained and that public safety remains intact. The event … Read more

Anxiety Rising? UAE Residents Can Call These Free Mental Health Hotlines Right Now Across the United Arab Emirates, awareness around mental health has grown significantly in recent years. From anxiety and burnout to trauma and grief, more residents are speaking openly about emotional wellbeing. In response, health authorities, hospitals and private organisations across the country … Read more

Will Dubai Property Prices Fall? Emaar Founder Gives a Bold Answer Despite rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and concerns about economic stability amid US-Israel war against Iran, Dubai’s real estate sector remains resilient, according to leading industry voices. Mohamed Alabbar, the founder of Emaar Properties, recently stated that the Dubai property market has … Read more

UAE residents turn to land corridors, ‘departure assistance’ to find way home as Iran and US–Israel war disrupts air travel The escalating conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel is increasingly reshaping daily life across the Middle East, with thousands of travellers and expatriates in the Gulf facing unprecedented travel disruptions. As airspace closures … Read more

A tense confrontation broke out at Washington Square Park in Manhattan on Friday when a man attempting to tear down a poster of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a vigil was attacked by several people, prompting police intervention and multiple detentions.Video circulating online showed the man shouting “Take this down!” as he pulled … Read more

New Department of Justice documents revealed that Tova Noel, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s prison guards at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, googled the sex predator minutes before he was found dead and made a $5,000 cash deposit 10 days before Epstein’s August 10, 2019, jail-cell suicide.Noel was one of two Metropolitan Correctional Center workers accused of … Read more

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) allegedly arrested Estefany Rodriguez Flores, a reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet, in Nashville, Tennessee, this week.Rodriguez was arrested during a traffic stop on Wednesday, the Associated Press (AP) reported. Her lawyers called for her to be released immediately, arguing that ICE did not have a warrant for her … Read more

During his reality TV days when he hosted The Apprentice, Donald Trump loved using the phrase: You are fired. It was his catchphrase, synonymous with other Trumpisms: gilded gold designs that look like they belong in the Ottoman Empire, membership of the WWE Hall of Fame, stream-of-consciousness speeches that hint at logorrhoea, taking credit for … Read more

A US-based advocacy organisation has launched a new tracker to document a growing wave of “anti-Indian hate” incidents across the United States.The Indian American Advocacy Council (IAAC) has released a report and guide titled “Stop Indian Hate: Hate Incident Tracker & Community Action Guide”, which records verified incidents of online abuse, public harassment and discrimination … Read more

Planning I’tikaf in Qatar? New Ramadan Mosque retreat rules explained Authorities in Qatar have issued new guidelines for Muslims planning to observe the traditional Ramadan mosque retreat, known as I’tikaf. The rules aim to ensure that worshippers can devote themselves to prayer while maintaining order, hygiene and respect inside mosques during the spiritually significant final … Read more