Author: Gulf News Week

Fresh violence shatters relative calm as Israel and Hamas trade accusations over truce violations; more than 600 Palestinians reported dead since October agreement. GAZA CITY – At least five Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Friday, Gaza’s civil defense ministry reported, marking the latest deadly incident to test the resilience of a US-brokered ceasefire now in its second phase. The civil defense agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas authorities, told AFP that an airstrike in central Gaza during the early hours of Friday killed two people and left one seriously injured. Hours earlier, a drone strike in…

The world’s No.1 Mini LED brand and Olympic partner unveils technology engineered for high-speed action, targeting UAE viewers who demand stadium-like clarity at home. CREEK TIMELASE – As the demand for larger, more immersive screens surges in the UAE, TCL is setting a new benchmark for how fans experience live sports at home. The world’s leading Mini LED brand and official Worldwide Olympic Partner is showcasing its QD-Mini LED technology as the ultimate solution for capturing high-speed action with uncompromising clarity. With consumers increasingly prioritizing precision and consistency in large-screen viewing, TCL is addressing the unique challenges that live sports present…

The Indian Prime Minister leverages visual platforms to connect directly with citizens, leaving global leaders—including the US President—far behind in the digital race. SHARJAH, UAE – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has achieved a historic social media milestone, becoming the first world leader to surpass 100 million followers on Instagram, the platform announced on Thursday. Modi’s massive digital footprint places him firmly at the top of the global political leaderboard, with a commanding lead over his international counterparts. US President Donald Trump, who ranks second, trails with 43.2 million followers—less than half of Modi’s count. The ranking underscores a strategic shift…

Overnight air and ground assaults shatter fragile ceasefire, pushing neighboring nations to the brink of full-scale conflict. SHARJAH, UAE – Pakistan has declared an “open war” against the Taliban administration in Afghanistan following intense overnight strikes that targeted militant hideouts in major Afghan cities, dramatically escalating months of cross-border tensions. The operation—described by Pakistani security sources as involving both air and ground forces—struck what Islamabad claims are headquarters and ammunition depots belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) along the volatile frontier. The strikes mark the most serious deterioration in relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors in years, threatening to completely unravel the…

NEW YORK (news agencies) — Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago. But we don’t know much about who got with whom, or why.A new genetic analysis offers some ancient gossip: The pairings were more often female humans with male Neanderthals.How exactly this happened remains a huge question mark. Did human women venture into Neanderthal populations, or were the Neanderthal males drawn to larger human enclaves? Were these interactions peaceful, confusing, secretive or even violent?“I don’t know if we’ll ever get a definitive answer to…

WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The vast majority of organ donations once came from people who were brain-dead. Now they’re increasingly coming from people who died when their heart stopped beating, a major shift that can boost transplants but also raises public confusion, researchers reported Thursday. What’s called donation after circulatory death, or DCD, jumped dramatically in a short period: It accounted for 49% of all deceased donors in the U.S. last year, up from 2% in 2000.Technology has helped overcome barriers to using those organs — ways to keep them from deteriorating as the heartbeat winds down — spurring this…

Cnews agenciesE CANAVERAL, Fla. (news agencies) — NASA moved its grounded Artemis moon rocket from the launch pad back to its hangar Wednesday for more repairs. The slow-motion trek at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center was expected to take all day. The 322-foot (98-meter) Space Launch System rocket had spent a month at the pad ready for potential liftoff, but encountered a series of problems serious enough to require a return to the Vehicle Assembly Building, about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) away.Managers ordered the rollback over the weekend after the rocket’s helium pressurization system malfunctioned. Already delayed a month by hydrogen…

NEW YORK (news agencies) — As he watched the Boston Celtics play from the stands of TD Garden, one noise kept catching Adel Djellouli’s ear.“This squeaking sound when players are sliding on the floor is omnipresent,” he said. “It’s always there, right?”Squeaky shoes are part of the symphony of a basketball game, when rubber soles rasp against the hardwood floors as players jab step, cut and pivot and defenders move their feet to stay in front of their assignment. Returning home from the game, Djellouli wondered how that sound was produced. And as a materials scientist at Harvard University, he…

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims responsibility for assaults in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab that killed at least seven officers and civilians. ABU DHABI – The United Arab Emirates has issued a strong condemnation of two separate terrorist attacks targeting police officials in Pakistan, which resulted in multiple deaths and injuries this week. In an official statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed its “strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence, extremism, and terrorism aimed at undermining security and stability.” The ministry extended its sincere condolences to the families of the victims, as…

 In a rare joint statement, over a dozen nations warn that recent West Bank land reclassifications undermine regional peace and violate international law. SHARJAH – A coalition of Arab and European nations, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France, and Spain, has issued a unified condemnation of recent Israeli actions in the occupied West Bank, denouncing them as a “flagrant violation of international law” and a step toward “unacceptable de facto annexation.” The joint statement, released late Monday by the Turkish Foreign Ministry, was signed by the foreign ministers of Brazil, France, Spain, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar, as well as the…