Hammam al-Hammami is believed to have been targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv The co-pilot who tried to seize control of a passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week was planning to launch a suicide attack targeting the passenger terminal at Israel’s ...
I saw Iran execute a man in public. Is this what the US wants? | Robert TaitI saw Iran execute a man in public. Is this what the US wants? | Robert Tait
It is odd for the US defense secretary to be laying the groundwork for an event that could be organized by Tehran Pete Hegseth’s plans to stage a public execution resemble a grotesque Iran-imitation game. Having failed over the past seven months to defeat the Tehran regime on the battlefield, ...
Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky criticises ‘gift to Putin’Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky criticises ‘gift to Putin’
Ukraine’s president said allowing Russia to sell petroleum products would prolong a war that must be ended. ...
NI secretary to ban the Drumcree paradeNI secretary to ban the Drumcree parade
The parade has led to a stand-off between Orangemen and nationalist residents of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown lasting almost two weeks. ...
QatarEnergy wins Brazil energy concessionQatarEnergy wins Brazil energy concession
QatarEnergy won stakes in seven exploration blocks off Brazil’s northeastern coast, the latest in a series of Gulf investments in Latin America’s energy sector. The state-owned company will hold 30% of each block in the Ceará Basin, with operator Petrobras holding the rest. Concession contracts, which let the companies keep ...
New construction projects in the Gulf plunge 37%New construction projects in the Gulf plunge 37%
The war caught up with the Gulf’s construction sector last quarter. Project awards across the region fell 37.2% from a year earlier to $47.4 billion, according to Kuwaiti investment firm Kamco Invest. Every country was down by double digits; Oman all but stopped signing contracts, with awards falling 96.6%. Gas ...
A Nobel winner’s novel in verseA Nobel winner’s novel in verse
, by Anne Carson. Through “47 compulsively readable long-lined poems of intense cinematic detail,” the Canadian writer — and winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize for Literature — retells the ancient Greek myth of Hercules and Geryon as a modern day queer love story, the British poet Ruth Padel wrote ...
AI’s uncertain opportunity for AfricaAI’s uncertain opportunity for Africa
Yinka’s view This month, Togo invited citizens to contribute texts, recordings, and translations to help AI models understand the West African country’s 50 local languages. The absence of African languages from large language models has become a major concern for the continent’s policymakers and tech leaders. But initiatives like Togo’s ...
Rwanda on track to host F1 Grand PrixRwanda on track to host F1 Grand Prix
Rwanda looks set to host the continent’s first F1 Grand Prix race in more than 30 years, beating rival South Africa to the honor, according to sources quoted by AFP. President Paul Kagame launched a bid to host two years ago as part of efforts to raise Rwanda’s international status ...
In the Shadows review – true tale of Ramla Ali’s remarkable rise through the boxing ranks is a knockoutIn the Shadows review – true tale of Ramla Ali’s remarkable rise through the boxing ranks is a knockout
Jasmine Jobson goes the distance as the British-Somalian boxer battling pain from her past and her family’s disapproval in a heavyweight, tick-the-boxes production The true-life success story of boxer Ramla Ali is confidently told in this capable picture from screenwriter Ursula Rani Sarma and documentary director Anthony Wonke, in his ...