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Where to Skate and Ski in the MENA Region This Season
While temperatures soar across the region, a number of destinations offer year-round access to ice skating, skiing, and snow play for you and your friends or family. The following cool escapes make it possible to enjoy your favorite winter...

Three Moroccan Cities Among World’s Hottest This Sunday
Berlin – This Sunday, three Moroccan cities were ranked among the world’s hottest places on earth. According to temperature data published by the specialized platform Eldorado Weather, Ben Guerir, Kenitra, and Taroudant all featured in the top 15...

Obscure Turkish APC displayed at Somali graduation ceremony
Somali personnel graduating from the Turksom training facility on 3 July. The Nurol Ejder 6×6 APC can be seen in the background. (Ministry of Defence of Somalia) An Ejder armoured personnel carrier (APC) made by Turkish company Nurol Makina was...

US military presence in the Middle East: Bases by country
2025-06-23T20:46:06+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ As tensions in the Middle East escalate—particularly following Israel’s June 13 Rising Lion operation against Iran—the scope and location of US military bases across the...

Hairdresser sues SYNLAB Ghana for GH¢10m over false HIV report and deportation
A professional hairdresser, Rahinatu Amissah, has filed a lawsuit against Syn Lab Ghana Limited, seeking GH¢10 million in general damages for emotional trauma and loss of earnings allegedly caused by a false HIV diagnosis issued by the laboratory....

Calls for investigation, but no consensus at UN Gaza meeting
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.'s Middle East envoy said there was no justifying the killings of more than 50 Palestinians by Israeli fire at the Gaza border, and several Security Council members called for an independent investigation, but the...

Can Pentagon pizza orders predict military action? One site keeps track
If foreign adversaries want to predict when and where the United States will launch a military campaign, they might rely on satellite imagery, intercepted communications or AI analysis. But if garden-variety subreddit conspiracy theorists want to...

KFAED allocates $11.4bln for 540 development projects in Africa
KUWAIT CITY - Acting Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) Waleed Al-Bahar said Tuesday, the fund financed 540 development projects in more than 50 African countries at a value exceeding USD 11.4 billion. This...

New College receives $2.5 million gift for new education center
New College gains $2.5 million gift for new education center New College of Florida has received a $2.5 million gift from the DSF Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic organization of the David Scaife family, to fund the Contemplation and...

Law Digest — 4th Circuit, Md. Supreme Court, Md. Appellate Court — July 3, 2025
Arbitration; motion to vacate: Where the Federal Arbitration Act requires a party moving to vacate an award to serve its motion upon the adverse party or his attorney within three months after the award is filed or delivered, the district court...

Here’s all you need to know about the 2025 PFL MENA 2 happening in Riyadh
The high-stakes tournament is set to take place at the Green Halls tonight (Friday July 4)… It’s fight night for the Professional Fighters League’s (PFL) second major MENA show of 2025. Are you ready to catch all the intense MMA action and...

Business activity in Gulf sees steady June growth
Business activity across several Middle Eastern economies showed varying trends in June, according to newly released Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data by S&P Global, with Saudi Arabia and Qatar posting the region’s strongest growth, while...
Punk Rockers 'Vandals' Perform for Troops in Iraq
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 01.01.2005 Courtesy Story Punk rock and military discipline - not exactly like shampoo and conditioner. More like fire and ice. But for some soldiers able to see the Vandals kick out the jams here Dec. 28, it almost...
OILING THE WHEELS OF TRADE How Russia Sidesteps Sanctions to Sustain Critical Oil and Gas Revenue
The SCF Turgut oil tanker owned by Sovcomflot, a Russian state-owned shipping company © Sovcomflot We merrily pump it into the fuel tanks of our vehicles without really giving a thought to where it comes from. We should, perhaps, stop and think....

PM lauds Cabinet members for advancing govt’s priorities
Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has expressed his deep appreciation to members of the Council of Ministers for their tireless efforts and valuable contributions in...

Watch: Smoke rises from Fordow after US strikes; Iran says no enriched uranium on site | Live updates
Kuwait set up shelters in the country's ministries complex following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. The shelters can accommodate around 900 people, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on X. The United States has a military...
JCS Chairman Visits, Praises Troops
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 12.22.2001 Courtesy Story DoD's senior military officer visited an undisclosed military post that seemingly sprouted out of nowhere to become the hub of many U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan against Al Qaeda...
Why We Serve: Soldier’s Volunteer Spirit Carries into Army Life
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.22.2007 Courtesy Story When Matt Olson was growing up in Grantsburg, Wis., he never thought that by the time he was in his mid-20s he would have traveled to France, Spain, Italy, Germany and Austria. He never fathomed...

Online loan scam gang busted, 18 remanded in NCCIA custody
• Suspects targeted foreigners and locals, used their data to steal money • Emblems of Kuwait govt, logos of prominent money transfer firms seized KARACHI: Eighteen suspects, believed to be involved in a high-profile online scam, were arrested and...

Legacy of freedom: Honoring the volunteer spirit this Independence Day
Tennesseans have a long and rich history of fighting for freedom, starting with the Revolutionary War. Tennessee earned its nickname, "The Volunteer State," during the Mexican-American War when a large number of Tennesseans volunteered to serve....