World Affairs, International Relations, Global Issues, And Controversies
Across the board, the Emirates ranks among leaders in key logistics-related categories The United Arab Emirates offers the best environment for business and outperforms virtually all other emerging economies when it comes to logistics opportunities and digital readiness, according to the 2025 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index. The 50-country Index, now in its 16th year,…
The Ariane 6 rocket lifts off from Europe’s spaceport, on a delayed mission to carry a French military observation satellite towards orbit, in its first commercially operational launch, in Kourou, French Guiana yesterday. (Reuters) Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket successfully carried out its first commercial mission yesterday, placing a French military satellite into orbit to…
Aerial view of self-propelled jack-up wind power installation platform “Huaxia Honghu 01” after being delivered at CIMC Raffles’ Yantai construction base on March 6, 2025 in Yantai, Shandong Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China’s national consumer price index (CPI) in February fell into negative territory for the first time…
The death toll from two days of violent clashes on Syria’s coast has risen to more than 1,000, including nearly 750 civilians, according to a war monitoring group cited by AP. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Saturday that the violence, one of the deadliest outbreaks since Syria’s war began 14 years…
Prices for the ultra-luxury, record-setting skyscraper start at AED 10,000 per square foot Burj Azizi offers the only freehold residences on all of Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road The grand launch event will be held at Coca Cola Arena on the 18th of February 2025 Azizi Developments, a leading private developer in the UAE, will officially…
The Ariane 6 rocket lifts off from Europe’s spaceport, on a delayed mission to carry a French military observation satellite towards orbit, in its first commercially operational launch, in Kourou, French Guiana on Thursday. (Reuters) Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket successfully carried out its first commercial mission on Thursday, placing a French military satellite into…
Faithfuls light candles for Pope Francis at Piramide de Mayo monument during a Torchlight March in support of the health of Pope Francis on March 7, 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tobias Skarlovnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images Pope Francis is showing a “good response” to his treatment in hospital for double pneumonia…
A BAPS Hindu Temple located in Chino Hills, California was vandalised with discretionary messages, days ahead of a so called ‘Khalistani referendum’ in Los Angeles. The official page of BAPS for the United States shared the details of the incident on the social media platform X. It also stressed that they will “never let hate…
New research from STR, produced on behalf of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) reveals strong growth in the hospitality sector across the GCC region in 2024 The study outlines how government initiatives such as Saudi Vision 2030 and the UAE’s ‘We the UAE 2031’ campaign are fuelling growth and elevating the tourism experiences offered in the…
Elon Musk leaves a meeting with House Republicans in the basement of the US Capitol building in Washington. (AFP) President Donald Trump responded yesterday to growing criticism over unprecedented cuts to the US government overseen by his billionaire adviser Elon Musk, saying they should be carefully targeted.“We say the ‘scalpel’ rather than the ‘hatchet,’” Trump…