Author: Gulf News Week
BasarnasKMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry with thick plumes of smoke billowing from behind Five people have been found dead and 41 are missing after an Indonesian ferry carrying at least 250 people caught fire while at sea, officials say.The captain of the ship reported the fire – off Madura island – as the vessel sailed from the country’s second-largest city, Surabaya in East Java, to Makassar in South Sulawesi, according to Basarnas, the National Search and Rescue Agency. Footage played by local Indonesian news outlet iNews shows large numbers of people in life jackets on what appears to be a…
Emotional Kerr delivers moment Glasgow 2026 has waited forThere were no pacers and no wave lights. This was a Saturday night scrap – Glasgow rules – and Josh Kerr wasn’t going to let anyone beat him in that fight. 11 hrs agoCommonwealth Games
Kieran DoddsRosalie Moore is one of hundreds of ginger-haired subjects Kieran has photographedFor Kieran Dodds, photographing people with red hair has become something of an obsession over the past decade.The 45-year-old, from Edinburgh, who is himself a “proud ginger”, began taking pictures in his homeland in 2013 as part of a series examining Scottish identity.His interest in the subject soon took him to other ginger hotspots such the Russian city of Perm and Jamaica’s Treasure Beach.His 2020 book Gingers spanned the world but after its release he notice there was a “huge gap”.”Then all these people got in touch.”Kieran DoddsNicholas…
Alex WestAlex West says he remembers the months after the births of his two sons as “grey”Alex West was left harrowed by the difficult labour his wife endured for their first child. When it came to their second, he hoped for a much smoother arrival.The birth did go better for his wife – but not for him. “I had a panic attack and broke down. I hadn’t been able to – I didn’t have the ability to – process that,” Alex says.Unresolved trauma from his wife’s first labour and his subsequent postnatal depression meant Alex didn’t want to continue with…
A bruising 24 hours – what next for Fifa and under-pressure Infantino?Pressure is building on Gianni Infantino. Can he survive as Fifa president after the implosion of the controversial World Cup investment plan?8 hrs agoFootball
Arab Bank Group’s net profit after tax rose 7% to $570.9 million in the first half of 2026, supported by higher income, balance-sheet expansion and growth across its core banking operations.The Amman-headquartered group earned $535.3 million during the corresponding period of 2025. Total income increased 3%, with stronger commission and other non-funded income helping offset pressures arising from volatile economic and geopolitical conditions.Total assets expanded 7% year on year to $80.3 billion at the end of June, reflecting growth across the group’s regional banking network. Its loan portfolio increased 6% to $42.1 billion from $39.8 billion, while customer deposits advanced…
Queen Alia International Airport welcomed 3.74 million passengers during the first half of 2026, maintaining reliable operations despite conflict-driven flight suspensions, airspace restrictions and weaker demand for travel to Jordan.Passenger numbers fell 15 per cent from the corresponding period of 2025, when the airport handled about 4.4 million travellers and recorded its strongest first-half performance. The downturn reflected a volatile operating environment across the Middle East, where airlines repeatedly adjusted schedules, rerouted aircraft or temporarily suspended services.Airport International Group, the Jordanian company operating Queen Alia International Airport, recorded 32,311 aircraft movements between January and June, down 11.1 per cent year…
Sony Pictures/MarvelFans have been queuing outside cinemas to catch the latest Spider-Man film, with many hailing it as a spectacular return for the web-slinging superhero.Spider-Man: Brand New Day marks Tom Holland’s fourth standalone adventure as the protagonist and hero Peter Parker.Picking up after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the film follows Parker as he devotes his time to protecting New York City while adjusting to a life in which everyone, including his closest friends, has forgotten who he is.The fourth Spider-Man film is director Destin Daniel Cretton’s second project in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), having previously been…
Watch: Migrants started to return to Morocco after thousands entered Spain’s Ceuta on 30 JulyMost of the tens of thousands of migrants who swam into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta on Thursday have now returned to Morocco, escorted to the border by Spanish soldiers and police.But the extraordinary surge of arrivals has left at least 67 people dead, their bodies pulled from the sea where they floated alongside abandoned rubber rings and flippers.This week’s events have also shaken Europe politically, once again exposing divisions over the sensitive issue of migration.And they’ve left lingering questions about what sparked the sudden influx:…
ReutersDonald Trump says he has cancelled strikes against Iran provided a deal was struck “rapidly” with the country.In a post on Truth Social, the US president wrote that he had decided to “cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL” – which would include the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to “Iran’s nuclear threat”.Trump said the decision had been taken alongside Israel. The announcement came amid US media reports that Washington might have been planning new, intense strikes on Iran over the weekend.Tehran earlier accused the US of escalating tensions, saying…