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MSDF and Int’l Disability Alliance sign pact to promote disability rights
QNA Doha The Ministry of Social Development and Family (MSDF) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Disability Alliance (IDA). The MoU aims to enhance collaboration in supporting and empowering persons with...
Leaders of the track: Saudi Arabia and UAE bring luxury train travel back
When Italian entrepreneur Paolo Barletta talks about trains, he doesn’t just see carriages and tracks – he sees “hotels on wheels”. As chief executive of Arsenale Group, the Italian company behind some of the world’s most ambitious rail projects,...
Amarillo’s New Statue Celebrates Panhandle Cowboy Spirit
When many people think about Texas, and Amarillo specifically, the first thing that tends to come to mind is cowboys and horses. Sure, it's a bit of a stereotype, and not true in the sense of how people perceive our city and state, but it's the...
Queen Rania brings royal glamour to the Grand Egyptian Museum
Queen Rania of Jordan arrived at the long-awaited opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, an architectural colossus known as the 'fourth pyramid' for its striking design and proximity to the Giza necropolis, wearing a red dress that was more than a...
Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of October 27 - 31, 2025
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Bastias v. US Att’y Gen - immigration Casa Express v. Venezuela - judgment execution, ancillary jurisdiction Saadi v. Maroun - judgment execution, fraudulent transfers Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee In...
Black artists music wouldn’t be the same without
Written By: Stacker Black artists music wouldn’t be the same without There is no American music without Black roots. From country-western, which draws upon banjo music from Africa, to rock ‘n’ roll—first electrified by a Black woman in 1938—every...
Data shows 1 in 4 ICE arrests happened in Texas
Uriel J. García, Colleen DeGuzman, Alex Nguyen and Carla Astudillo On the evening of July 1, Luis Medrano called Houston police for help after his wife had gotten violent and punched him twice in the face during a schizophrenic episode in which...
Only international force can maintain peace in Israel
I certainly hope that no country would refuse to be an international peace force in Gaza if asked by the signatories of the 20-item Cairo peace plan, as suggested by King Abdullah of Jordan. His grand-daddy told the Zionists during the partition...
‘Self-rule for Gaza’ tops Istanbul moot agenda today
• Summit of Muslim bloc foreign ministers will ‘come down hard on Israel’ over ceasefire violations • Pakistan to demand complete Israeli withdrawal, unfettered provision of aid to Palestinians ISLAMABAD: Turkiye is expected to push for ensuring...
Famine declared in El-Fasher and Kadugli; Top Israeli military prosecutor arrested for leaking video of Palestinian prisoner abuse; Federal judge orders Trump to fund food stamps
Israel attacks Khan Younis, Deir al-Balah, and the Nuseirat refugee camp on Monday, as it continues to bombard Gaza City, killing a man in Gaza City’s Shujaiya neighborhood on Sunday. Israel reverses a plan to allow around 200 Hamas fighters...
An international force in Gaza? Israelis struggle with outsourcing security.
Benjamin Netanyahu opened a recent Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem with a statement one would not expect from an Israeli prime minister to fellow ministers: “Israel is an independent state – our security policy is in our own hands.” Israel alone, he...
Israel’s real estate fever: The case of Armenian land in Jerusalem
The Old City of Jerusalem is of great importance for the three monotheistic religions. It contains many sacred sites: the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for Christians, the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque for Muslims and the Temple Mount and...
10 scary-movie endings that swing big or pull their punches
The Mist (2007) Writer-director Frank Darabont crushed any inkling of optimism that might have lingered in the final moments of Stephen King’s sci-fi horror novella The Mist, about a mysterious phenomenon that envelops a small Maine town, trapping...
MSDF inks agreement with IDA to promote disability rights
The Ministry of Social Development and Family (MSDF) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Disability Alliance (IDA). The MoU aims to enhance collaboration in the field of supporting and empowering persons...
Where have all the heroes gone?
“Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look, up in the sky, there’s a bird …” Well, I ‘m sure you know the rest of the beginning of the introduction to the “Superman” TV...
Gustavo de Arístegui: Geopolitical analysis of 1, 2 and 3 November 2025
Knife attack on train to London Obama gets involved in the campaign in favour of Mamdani Judicial setback for the White House: federal judge overturns documentary proof of citizenship requirement to vote Canada apologises for anti-tariff Reagan...
Diplomats call for ceasefire in Sudan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The foreign ministers of Germany, Jordan and the United Kingdom jointly called on Saturday for an immediate ceasefire in the war in Sudan, describing the situation there in stark, apocalyptic terms after a...
Royal Court Chief Inaugurates Garments Factory, School in Karak
Ammon News - In conjunction with His Majesty King Abdullah II’s visit to Karak, Royal Court Chief Yousef Issawi on Sunday inaugurated two projects implemented under Royal Initiatives in the governorate. In the Mujib area of Al-Qasr District,...
Queen Rania gives Dolce & Gabbana gown a 'striking' twist with shorter hemline
Queen Rania is nothing shy of a fashion maven, but on 1 November, she proved her stylish strength knows no bounds as she stepped out in Egypt. The wife of King Abdullah of Jordan, 55, was seen at the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, an...
Queen Mary is a fashion spectacle in cut-out pencil skirt
Queen Mary stole the show on 1 November, as she joined fellow royals at the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. In attendance alongside Queen Rania of Jordan, Prince Albert of Monaco, and King Felipe of Spain, the Australian-born Danish...