Sultan Haitham grants a royal pardon to 334 inmates, citizens and expatriates, ahead of Accession Day/Image: ONA In a move highlighting his humanitarian approach, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has issued a royal pardon to 334 inmates, including Omani citizens and expatriates, as Oman marks the anniversary of his accession to the throne on…
Etihad Makes Aviation History: First-Ever Direct Flights Link UAE and Luxembourg Abu Dhabi, January 10, 2026: In a major expansion of international air links, Etihad Airways has announced the launch of direct flights between Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Luxembourg in Europe. This will mark the first time a Middle Eastern airline…
Iran’s former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi on Saturday said that he is preparing to return home. He linked the possible move to the ongoing mass protests against the country’s clerical leadership.Pahlavi, who has lived in exile in the United States for five decades, announced the move in a video message and a post on X,…
X has changed the Iran flag emoji shown on its platform, replacing the Islamic Republic’s emblem with the older Lion and Sun symbol on the green, white and red tricolour.The change followed a user request that was approved in Twemoji, the open-source emoji system used by X. Jeremy Bier, an engineer at the company, said…
The killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old Minnesota mother of three, by an ICE agent during an enforcement operation in Minneapolis has triggered not only protests and political debate, but also a wider argument over how the incident is being framed in pro-Trump and right-wing media.In the days following the shooting, outlets including Fox…
How Does It Rain in the Desert? The UAE’s Cloud-Seeding Secret Explained Even if you have never been to a desert, you would have seen it on screens, how rain bursts despite arid desert sun but in the UAE, rain does not just happen by chance. Behind the scenes, scientists are actively nudging clouds to…
Boeing E-4B Nightwatch, better known as the US military’s “Doomsday Plane,” made a rare and highly visible appearance this week, triggering speculation because of both its flight pattern and the geopolitical moment in which it occurred. Flight-tracking data showed the aircraft departing Offutt Air Force Base on January 6, flying to Camp Springs, Maryland, near…
Boeing E-4B Nightwatch, better known as the US military’s “Doomsday Plane,” made a rare and highly visible appearance this week, triggering speculation because of both its flight pattern and the geopolitical moment in which it occurred. Flight-tracking data showed the aircraft departing Offutt Air Force Base on January 6, flying to Camp Springs, Maryland, near…
File photo: Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (Picture credit: AP) Iran’s foreign minister on Friday accused the United States and Israel of actively fuelling the growing protest movement in the country, while dismissing the likelihood of direct foreign military intervention despite US warnings over crackdowns on demonstrators..Speaking during a visit to Lebanon, Iranian foreign minister…
Trump again claimed he halted a looming India–Pakistan war, saying “eight planes were shot down” before he stopped it without nuclear weapons. During a White House meeting with US oil industry leaders on Saturday, President Donald Trump reiterated sweeping assertions about his foreign policy record, including his long-repeated claim that he single-handedly prevented a major…
