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Campuses across the Emirates are a whirlwind of exams, field trips, and festive events as the academic term draws to a close ahead of a four-week holiday. DUBAI: The final weeks of the UAE’s academic term are in full swing, with schools seamlessly transitioning between rigorous assessments and celebratory events before students depart for an extended winter recess. The break, which offers nearly four weeks off for international curriculum schools, is set to begin in earnest on December 8, 2025. A Symphony of Scheduling The unified academic calendar, approved by the Ministry of Education, ensures a coordinated finish. The holiday period…
The Saudi Arabian leader’s visit will be his second with Trump as US president, eight years after his 2017 trip to Washington, DC.Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) will visit Washington, DC, later this month for an official working meeting with US President Donald Trump, a White House official said, marking the Saudi Arabian leader’s second visit to the United States capital in seven years.News outlets have previously reported on the crown prince’s visit to the White House, but Reuters was the first to report on Monday that the meeting will be held on November 18.Recommended Stories list of 3…
The attacks in two towns come a day after Israel threatened to escalate its assault on alleged Hezbollah targets.Israeli attacks have killed two people and wounded seven others in southern Lebanon, a day after Israel threatened to escalate its assault on alleged Hezbollah targets.Lebanon’s Ministry of Health on Monday said that an Israeli strike on the town of Doueir in Nabatieh province killed one person and injured seven.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israeli air strike kills four in Lebanon, straining fragile ceasefirelist 2 of 4Lebanon slams Israel for intensifying attacks despite calls to negotiatelist 3 of 4Lebanon’s…
Gaza’s Health Ministry says it also received the remains of 45 Palestinians from Israel through the Red Cross.Israel has released five Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile ceasefire deal with Hamas, offering a rare moment of relief for the families in Gaza.The five men, freed on Monday evening, were taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah for medical examinations, media’s Hind Khoudary reported from outside the facility.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israel arrests ex-army lawyer over leaked video showing Palestinian’s abuselist 2 of 4Israeli forces kill another Palestinian in Gaza; Hamas returns 3 bodieslist 3 of…
Top diplomats from Arab and Muslim nations discuss plans for an international force for Gaza, as proposed by the US.Turkiye has called on Israel to stop its repeated violations of a United States-brokered ceasefire in Gaza and let crucial humanitarian aid enter the embattled Palestinian enclave.Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the statement after top diplomats from several Arab and Muslim countries met in Istanbul on Monday to discuss a United Nations mandate for an international stabilisation force in Gaza, as proposed in a 20-point plan by US President Donald Trump to end the war.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist…
Foreign ministers from Arab, Islamic states have met to discuss Gaza ceasefire and an international peace force.Foreign ministers from seven Arab and Islamic-majority countries have met in Turkiye’s largest city Istanbul to discuss the possibility of establishing an international stabilisation force in Gaza, as well as the ceasefire in the territory.One of the aims of the meeting on Monday was to get the countries closer to establishing the force, which would help maintain the ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave, which has been on rocky ground since it came into effect on October 10.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of…
Testimonies describe bodies in streets, families torn apart and days without food after paramilitary forces seize Sudan city.Streets littered with corpses, families separated by violence and survivors travelling for days without food or water. These are the accounts emerging from people who have fled the western Sudanese city of el-Fasher after it fell to paramilitary forces a week ago following an asphyxiating 18-month siege.Fatima Yahya has arrived in Tawila, a town west of el-Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur State that is controlled by a neutral force in the conflict. She was still traumatised from the three days she went hungry…
Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi has reportedly acknowledged that her office released a video of troops abusing a Palestinian detainee.Israeli police have arrested a former military prosecutor after she leaked a video appearing to show soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee.Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was detained overnight on Monday, according to the country’s national security minister, following a scandal that erupted after she leaked a video, resigned and then disappeared.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israeli forces kill another Palestinian in Gaza; Hamas returns 3 bodieslist 2 of 4Hamas rejects US accusation it looted aid trucks in Gazalist 3 of 4Israeli air…
Paramilitary RSF says it is planning imminent attack on el-Obeid after mass killings in el-Fasher.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has sent thousands more people fleeing in Sudan as it prepares a new offensive after atrocities committed during its assault on el-Fasher in the western region of Darfur.The United Nations warned in a report released late on Sunday of the humanitarian consequences as the paramilitary onslaught continues to forcibly displace thousands of people.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran ‘not in hurry’ to resume nuclear talks with USlist 2 of 3Trump says ‘days numbered’ for Venezuela’s Madurolist 3…
Emergency services rushed to Huntingdon station after reports of a mass stabbing on a Doncaster-to-London service, with nine victims reportedly sustaining life-threatening injuries. HUNTINGDON, UK – Two individuals are in police custody following a violent knife attack aboard a crowded intercity train Saturday evening that left ten people wounded, including nine with potentially fatal injuries, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred on a London North Eastern Railway service approaching Huntingdon station, approximately 70 miles north of London, prompting a massive deployment of armed police and medical personnel just after 7:40 PM local time. Emergency Response Mobilized to Station British Transport Police confirmed…