Syria’s president names final 70 lawmakers to new post-Assad parliament
Election official Mohammed Taha al-Ahmed said 15 of the president’s appointees were women Syria’s Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has appointed the final 70 members of the country’s new parliament, paving the way for it to hold its first session next…
UAE Bans Social Media Accounts For Children Under 15
United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the latest country to restrict children’s access to social media, introducing a nationwide ban on users under the age of 15. It was gathered that under a new Cabinet resolution approved on Thursday, social…
This is our culture’: Japan fans clean up World Cup stadium
He said peer pressure was a powerful social force. “In this case, the primary motivation isn’t so much a desire to keep the stadium clean or to avoid causing trouble for the people who have to clean the stadium afterwards,”…
Palestine Action ban is lawful, Court of Appeal rules
PA Media General view of people stood outside the Royal Courts of Justice building in London. A number of Palestinian flags can be seenPA Media A number of people gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday as the…
Jailed South Korea ex-president gets 30 more years for sending drones into North
A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in jail for sending drones into North Korea.Prosecutors argued that Yoon ordered the operation in October 2024 to provoke Pyongyang and create a pretext for his…
Electric Vehicles to Dominate Chinese Market, BYD Projects
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD has predicted that electric and hybrid vehicles will soon make up nearly 80 percent of all new car sales in China, underscoring the country’s rapid transition away from traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. Speaking on the…
Schools Closed as Powerful Earthquake Shakes Southern Philippines, Killing at Least 3
Schools Closed as Powerful Earthquake Rocks Southern Philippines, Killing at Least 3 Authorities in the Philippines suspended classes in several parts of the country’s southern region after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao on Monday morning,…
China cracks down on ‘ghost kitchens’ in food delivery apps
China’s food delivery apps will now have to verify restaurants’ licences and operating addresses, as authorities crack down on thousands of “ghost kitchens” that have raised food safety fears.Ghost kitchens” refer to takeaway merchants on food delivery platforms with no…
Saudi Arabia records over 1.7m pilgrims for 2026 Hajj
Saudi Arabia records over 1.7m pilgrims for 2026 Hajj Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics has announced that a total of 1,707,301 pilgrims performed the 2026 Hajj exercise. The figure, released at the end of the 1447 AH pilgrimage season,…
Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choices
As dawn breaks, hundreds of men gather at a dusty square in Chaghcharan, the capital of Ghor province in Afghanistan. They line the roadside with weary faces, hoping someone will come along offering any work. It will determine whether their…