Author: Editorial Team
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has declared that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to stop fighting, offering hope to huge numbers of people in Lebanon who have been fleeing an Israeli onslaught. The US leader’s statement on social media came as Iranian officials had asserted that ceasefire talks could collapse due to Israel’s plan to escalate its invasion of Lebanon and increase strikes. Trump said he asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pull his troops back from Lebanon’s capital Beirut. He also spoke with Hezbollah representatives, who “agreed to stop shooting” at Israeli forces. Trump said on social…
Health insurance customers in the UAE can now lock their insurance premiums for up to five years under a new add-on launched by a brokerage firm. Called Health Insurance Premium Lock by Policybazaar.ae, the add-on allows customers to keep their premium at the same rate they signed up with for up to five years. According to the company, customers will be protected from premium increases linked to medical inflation and age-band loading during the lock period. The add-on is available on selected health insurance plans through Policybazaar.ae for residents of Dubai and the Northern Emirates. Stay up to date with…
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has launched a new documentary on crowd engineering, highlighting the operational and knowledge-based system behind managing the movement of pilgrims during the Hajj season. The film showcases the planning and organizational efforts that help regulate the movement of millions of pilgrims between the holy sites. The documentary highlights the development of the Hajj system in the fields of planning and crowd management, supported by the Kingdom’s leadership. It also highlights the level of integration achieved among government and service entities working to serve pilgrims within the objectives of the Pilgrim Experience Program, one of the…
Ahmed El Saadi, Vice President, Middle East Africa, Türkiye, Romania, and CIS, Splunk, discusses the value of context aware insights supporting real-time enterprise decision-making in this exclusive feature. UAE organisations are not exactly short of data on which to base their business decisions. As most CTOs know, businesses are, in fact, virtually drowning in everything from machine data detailing the performance of their stack, to business and operational data. One of the primary challenges today is being able to act on that vast trove of data quickly enough to make meaningful operational decisions. Across sectors such as banking, government, energy,…
BEIRUT — The Israeli military said early Tuesday air defenses intercepted two projectiles from Lebanon, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that fighting would end. “Following the sirens that sounded at 01:35 (2235 GMT) in several areas in northern Israel, the IAF intercepted two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory,” the military said on Telegram. A “suspicious aerial target” that later fell in Israeli territory near the Lebanese border was also identified it said, adding that no injuries were reported. Meanwhile, Israeli forces have continued their attacks across southern Lebanon, firing artillery near Nabatieh and striking the…
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Monday that talks with Iran were ongoing and a deal is reachable “over the next week” despite a report that Tehran had suspended indirect negotiations with the United States to end hostilities. “Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. Iranian state news agency Tasnim reported earlier that Tehran was halting indirect negotiations with the US after Israel ordered troops to push deeper into Lebanon. Trump said he had not been told that Iran was suspending talks with Washington. “They…
The General Directorate of Passports at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah has completed departure procedures for the first pilgrim flight following the completion of their Hajj journey 1447 AH, enabling them to return to their home countries with ease and convenience. The directorate affirmed its readiness to facilitate and complete departure procedures for pilgrims through all of the Kingdom’s ports of entry, including land, air, and sea crossings, urging pilgrims to adhere to their departure schedules. Source: Riyadh Daily
According to Kaspersky telemetry, the number of NFC-based attacks on Android smartphones aimed at stealing victims’ funds have surged by 188% in the first four months of 2026, compared with the same period in 2025. From January to April 2026, Kaspersky cybersecurity solutions blocked 35,600 attacks of different Android malware families that use NFC techniques, including SuperCard X, PhantomCard, NGate, as well as other malicious modifications of NFCGate tool, compared to over 12,300 attacks blocked during the first four months in 2025. According to Kaspersky, users in Russia face NFC relay mobile threats more often, nevertheless Kaspersky experts note that…
BANGKOK — More than 55 people were killed and dozens more wounded in a devastating explosion at a building reportedly storing mining explosives in northeastern Myanmar on Sunday, the Associated Press reported citing rescue workers and local media reports. A source familiar with the situation on the ground in Kaung Tat, a village in Namkham Township in Shan State, near the Chinese border, said 25 women and 30 men had died. Other reports gave slightly different figures. A huge cloud of smoke could be seen billowing over the village shortly after the blast occurred on Sunday. The Ta’ang National Liberation…
While the world counts down to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, another football celebration is already taking shape thousands of miles away — in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. On May 16, the 2026 Xinjiang Football Super League officially kicked off, bringing together 14 local teams from across the region for a season that runs through the summer and into autumn. But this league means far more than competition. In Xinjiang, football has become part of everyday life. A League Built by Ordinary People The players stepping onto the pitch are not…