Gold hits new heights in UAE amid global geopolitical risk / Image: file The gold markets in the United Arab Emirates witnessed a dramatic transformation on Monday, March 2, 2026. As news of escalating geopolitical conflict rippled through global financial centers, the “yellow metal” lived up to its reputation as the world’s ultimate insurance policy….
An American-made F-15 fighter jet of the US Air Force crashed in Kuwait on Monday amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following the joint US-Israel military action that led to the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The conflict in the rapidly evolving Middle East has widened following the killing of Iran’s Supreme…
Kuwait’s Interior Ministry temporarily banned fishing boats and outdoor gatherings amid rising regional tensions/Representative Image Kuwait has introduced temporary safety restrictions as authorities respond to the current situation in the country and across the wider region. The Ministry of Interior announced a set of precautionary steps aimed at safeguarding citizens and residents, stressing that the…
Saudi Arabia Summons Iran Ambassador Over Regional Attacks, Escalating Iran-US-Israel Tensions Saudi Arabia has formally summoned Iran’s ambassador, Alireza Enayati, in Riyadh over a series of Iranian attacks on its territory and neighbouring Gulf states, marking a significant escalation in diplomatic tensions tied to the ongoing US–Israel war on Iran and its spill-over effects across…
US authorities have seized a cache of ancient weapons after intercepting a shipment of 36 Bronze Age short swords and 50 arrowheads at the Port of Philadelphia. The artifacts, dating back nearly 4,000 years, were confirmed by archaeologists to be genuine cultural heritage items originating from ancient Iran. The seizure was carried out by US…
Stuck in Dubai? What Stranded Tourists Must Do Amid UAE Flight Chaos Linked to Iran-US-Israel Conflict As air travel across the Middle East remains severely disrupted by the escalating US–Israel war on Iran, many tourists and travellers are finding themselves stranded in the UAE due to extensive flight cancellations and airspace closures. Major UAE carriers,…
Donald Trump’s Republican foe believes the President’s military operation in Iran has ulterior motives.Rep Thomas Massie issued a pointed reminder on Sunday that war will not distract him from his push to force the Department of Justice to release all documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein.“PSA: Bombing a country on the other side of the globe…
About 27 million tons of Saharan dust deliver roughly 22,000 tons of phosphorus to the Amazon annually/ Image: NASA In 2015, scientists reported evidence that vast plumes of dust from the Sahara Desert help replenish phosphorus in the Amazon rainforest, linking the world’s largest desert to its largest rainforest through what researchers described as one…
NEW DELHI: Hours after the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a sweeping US–Israel operation, Tehran launched what it described as a broad retaliatory campaign targeting American and Israeli military assets across the Middle East.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that all Israeli and US military targets in the region had…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: For nearly a decade, US President and MAGA supremo Donald Trump fashioned his political identity around a simple, potent pledge: end America’s “endless wars.” He derided the foreign policy establishment as reckless interventionists and insisted he alone could resist the military-industrial complex. “I am the most militaristic person there is, but…
