UAE signs nuclear energy cooperation agreements with China bodies By: Reuters on May 7, 2023DUBAI: Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), the body responsible for developing the United Arab Emirates’ nuclear energy sector, has signed three agreements with Chinese nuclear energy organisations as it looks to boost low-carbon nuclear power. The UAE, which is hosting the COP28 climate summit this year and wants to get 6% of its energy needs […]
Nigerian hijab-wearing chef seeks to break stereotypes about Muslim women By: Reuters on May 5, 2023LAGOS, May 4 (Reuters) – Nigerian Sherifah Yunus Olokodana looks like any Muslim woman with a veil that only exposes her eyes, but the entrepreneur who has carved a niche as a chef in Lagos is seeking to break stereotypes about hijab-wearing women in the country. Nigeria is almost evenly divided between the largely Christian […]
Pilgrims face severe rains to do Umrah in Makkah around Kaa’ba By: webdesk on April 28, 2023 Rain is a blessing for pilgrims who go to holy city of Makkah – on Friday, visitors at the Grand Mosque were met with a downpour. A number of social media videos showed gloomy clouds covering the holy site and heavy rain pouring down on Umrah pilgrims. Several people are seen braving the rain […]
Meghan Markle appears to be “the fool” for not “coming clean” By: webdesk on April 27, 2023Meghan Markle’s ‘firestorm’ about racism and unconscious bias has come under fire for being absolute ‘BS’. Sky News contributor Megyn Kelly issued these claims and allegations. She believes, “It is unbelievable how she [Meghan] created this whole racial firestorm for the Royal Family.” “She sat with Oprah, she clearly injected the issue of race…it turned […]
One of the world’s oldest newspapers will cease daily publication By: AFP on April 27, 2023One of the world’s oldest newspapers still in print, Austria’s Wiener Zeitung, will primarily move online, after a decision on Thursday by the country’s parliament. The development marks the final step in a years-long dispute between the Austrian government and the newspaper about the future of the state-owned daily. Founded in 1703 under the name Wiennerisches Diarium, […]
Sudan sees heavy shooting as Eid ceasefire pleas are ignored By: AFP on April 21, 2023Sudan’s warring factions clashed with heavy gunfire and explosives on Friday in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere across the country, defying international calls for a Ramazan ceasefire. More than 300 people have been killed and thousands wounded since the fighting erupted Saturday between forces loyal to Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, […]
Ford must rethink its brand for China as EVs boom, CEO says By: Reuters on April 21, 2023DETROIT, April 20 (Reuters) – Facing a booming and hyper-competitive market for electric vehicles (EVs) in China, Ford Motor Co (F.N) needs to reshape its brand for the world’s largest car market, Chief Executive Jim Farley said. “We’re going to have to rethink what the Ford brand means in a place like China,” Farley told reporters on […]
Qatar and UAE in process of restoring diplomatic ties: official By: Reuters on April 18, 2023Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in the process of restoring diplomatic ties and reopening embassies, two officials said, more than two years after Arab states ended a boycott of Doha that had shattered the Western-allied Gulf Arab bloc. “At present, the activation of diplomatic ties, which will include the reopening of embassies, […]
Saudi unilaterally releases detainees to Yemen amid peace push By: AFP on April 17, 2023DUBAI: Saudi Arabia on Monday released 104 detainees to Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross and a Saudi-led coalition said, in a unilateral move that follows simultaneous detainee exchanges between Yemen’s warring parties. The military coalition, which intervened in Yemen in 2015 after the Iran-aligned Houthis ousted the government from the capital Sanaa, […]
An artificial intelligence-obsessed photographer who tricked Instagram By: AFP on April 10, 2023PARIS: Jos Avery was given a camera almost four decades ago, sparking a lifelong fascination with photography. But last September he found a new creative outlet, one that led him to deceive thousands of people: the artificial intelligence programme Midjourney, which generates wild and wonderful images from brief text instructions. “Soon after starting with Midjourney, […]