Author: Gulf News Week
A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his parents and injuring four others in a mass shooting in southern Spain, police have said.Authorities said the shooting was reported at 23:00 local time (22:00 BST) on Monday in the small town of El Ejido, near Almería.Four others, including two children, were seriously injured and have been taken to hospital. One is believed to be the suspect’s seven-month-old son, according to local media reports.Local media say the other child injured is an 18-month-old baby, while a 60-year-old man is also believed to be among those injured in the attack.The…
Despite the hardships, some couples still find ways to celebrate, with mass weddings held in Gaza offering a rare moment of joy amid the devastationIn a small sewing workshop in southern Gaza, Nisreen Al-Rantisi pulls fabric from a pile and reshapes worn wedding dresses, trying to keep a fading tradition alive amid war and soaring costs.Families said they have been struggling to find new wedding dresses and many search instead for places that refurbish gowns and other kinds of clothes for their children.Importers cite delays, high shipping costs, and restrictions on materials, such as the crystals encrusted into the elaborate…
The tech giant accompanied the announcement with a cryptic invite graphic, which features a glowing dove-like logo alongside the phrase “Coming bright up”Apple has officially announced the schedule for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, better known as WWDC 2026, where the company is expected to unveil the next generation of iPhone, iPad, and Mac software.The keynote livestream — the event’s biggest public-facing presentation — will take place on June 8 at 10am Pacific Time. For viewers in the UAE, that translates to 9pm GST on Monday, June 8.Apple fans in the UAE will be able to watch the keynote live…
Analysts and opposition parties said that the government, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, postponed increasing prices because of key state electionsIndia raised prices of petrol and diesel by nearly a rupee a litre on Tuesday, fuel retailers in Delhi said, as the government moves to recover losses incurred from high global crude prices.After the hike of roughly 0.9 rupees ($0.0093), petrol will cost 98.64 rupees a litre in Delhi while diesel will be at 91.58 rupees a litre, dealers said.Prices vary across the country because of regional taxes.The world’s third-largest importer and consumer of oil is one of the…
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has not been winning in court lately.His loss on Monday in his lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman is the latest in a string of legal defeats or settlements.Late last year he agreed to settle with former Twitter executives and thousands of former employees of the social platform, which he has renamed X, after fighting for years to pay them nothing.Then in March, he lost a case brought against him by investors of Twitter, who claimed they were misled by public statements he made during the takeover.In May, another judge reversed certain…
The head of Iranian parliament’s national security commission, has said that they have “prepared a professional mechanism to manage traffic” through the strait Iran’s top security body announced on Monday the formation of a new body to manage the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed and wants to charge ships to traverse. On its official X account, the Supreme National Security Council shared a post for the [Arabian] Gulf Strait Authority, saying that it would provide “real‑time updates on the #Hormuz_Strait operations and latest developments.” The account of the Revolutionary Guards navy shared the same post. The PGSA…
US President Donald Trump has said he is holding off a military attack on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf states as “serious negotiations are now taking place”.In a post on Truth Social, he said he had been asked to do so by the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.He said he had been informed a deal would be made that is “very acceptable” to the US, adding there would be “NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN!”But he warned the US would be ready to “go forward with a full, large scale assault of…
The finance ministry also rejects claims that gold plates on temple towers, doors or other structures will be treated as strategic gold reserves of the countryThe finance ministry in India has refuted reports and social media posts claiming that temple gold holdings will be monetised or used under any proposed gold bond scheme, calling these “false” and “misleading”.In an official clarification, the government said no proposal has been approved to issue gold bonds to temples in exchange for gold reserves held by temple trusts or religious institutions across the country.The Ministry of Finance in a post on X said, “Speculation…
India’s home ministry has announced amendments to citizenship rules in the country, which now require applicants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh to disclose their previous passports when applying for Indian citizenship. The principal Citizenship Rules were originally notified on February 25, 2009 and were last amended on March 11, 2024. Declaring, surrendering passports As part of the changes, a new clause has been inserted in “Schedule IC of the Citizenship Rules.” The new clause requires applicants to “declare whether they possess a valid or expired passport issued by the governments of Pakistan, Afghanistan, or Bangladesh.” Under the revised provision, “Applicants…
A former British soldier sentenced to 15 years in a maximum-security Russian prison colony has told the BBC he feels abandoned by the UK government.Hayden Davies was captured in Ukraine by Russian forces more than 18 months ago after joining the Ukrainian army’s foreign legion as a volunteer. He was convicted of mercenaryism, which means taking part in a military conflict for material reward as a so-called “private soldier”.Davies was sentenced to 13 years in a Russian prison in December last year by a court in Donetsk, a Ukrainian city occupied and controlled by Russia. The UK does not recognise…