Female arrested for murder in the Sultanate of Oman CRIME | MiddleMIDDLE EAST | GCC | OMAN FACT BOX: Oman has a very low murder rate at just 0.5 per 100’000 populous in 2019. (See statistics) An official statement from the ROP (Royal Omani Police): “The Police Command of…
UAE announces ministerial reshuffle POLITICS | MIDDLE-EAST | GCC | UAE FACT BOX: December 1971, the UAE became a federation of six emirates – Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Quwain, and Fujairah, the seventh emirate, Ras Al Khaimah, joined the federation in 1972. The capital city is Abu Dhabi,…
Dubai social reforms – Monday to Friday working week to remove Friday (Jumu’ah) from the weekend SOCIAL REFORM | MIDDLE EAST | GCC | UAE | DUBAI FACT BOX: The Islamic weekend is Friday and Saturday with the working week starting on Sunday and ending on Thursday. The UAE, and…
Tunisia turmoil deepens as president sacks more officials in governmental cull Politics | Africa | North Africa | Tunisia Fact Box: President Kais Saied has issued further presidential decrees sacking a long list of senior government officials, including the chief army prosecutor, just days after his shock dismissal of the…
UAE ‘Cloud Seeding Drones’ successfully form clouds and create rain as manmade weather Technology | Cyber | Environment | Climate Change | Middle East | |UAE | Dubai FACT BOX: Geoengineering tech – controlling earth’s climate using manmade technologies – is a concept countries around the world have long dreamt of conquering. In what on any other…
Israel confirms fresh air strikes on Palestine Middle East | Palestine Breaking News… more to follow. The Israeli military has confirmed that its aircraft attacked the Gaza Strip, Palestine on today. In a press statement, the military said that it was “ready for all scenarios.” The attacks, follow the Israeli…
Bahrain announced new regulations to tackle COVID19 Middle East | GCC | Bahrain | COVID19 BNA is the state run news service from Bahrain Bahrain has announced strict regulations to deal with the COVID19 pandemic, including closing most commercial activities and schools and implementing remote work from home for 70%…
UK courts expose British SAS in nightly atrocities against Afghan civilians British SAS exposed in UK Courts for nightly atrocities against Afghan civilians A British High Court case launched by a young man whose entire family was murdered brought evidence of a horrifying pattern of nightly raids filled with killings,…
Trump explains motivation for US wanting war with Iran US President Donald Trump explains the US motivations for wanting war with Iran. The US President, Donald Trump explains the US motivations for wanting a war with Iran, calls them pathetic then sanctions acts and orders to carry out the very plan he…
HM Sultan Haitham hosts the US Presidential delegation HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour Al-Said hosts the US Presidential delegation His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al-Said has received a personal written message from President Donald Trump. This came when His Majesty Sultan Haitham hosted at Al-Alam…
