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Urgent ‘do not eat’ warning issued as viral Dubai-style chocolate bar recalled in UK
  • 16 Jul 2025

Urgent ‘do not eat’ warning issued as viral Dubai-style chocolate bar recalled in UK

A viral chocolate bar inspired by the ‘Dubai chocolate’ trend has been urgently recalled over a health risk it poses to customers. The Noesis Schokolade Love of Dubai bar...

First Barbie representing a person with Type 1 diabetes introduced
  • 10 Jul 2025

First Barbie representing a person with Type 1 diabetes introduced
Fatigued Afghan taxi drivers take novel approach to AC
  • 11 Jul 2025

Fatigued Afghan taxi drivers take novel approach to AC
Trump diagnosed with vein issue after leg swelling and hand bruising

Trump diagnosed with vein issue after leg swelling and hand bruising

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Pakistan bans new hotel construction around tourist lakes

Pakistan bans new hotel construction around tourist lakes

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North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort

North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort

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Mleiha park invites public to connect with history, nature

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 Mleiha National Park, established to safeguard one of the Arabian Peninsula’s most archaeologically rich landscapes, invites curious minds to discover 210,000 years of...

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Dubai to host The Majlis Collective: Global health exchange on September 15, 2025

Dubai to host The Majlis Collective: Global health exchange on September 15, 2025

Brand Activation Setup FZCO is pleased to announce The Majlis Collective: Global Health Exchange, an invitation-only forum to convene world leaders in healthcare,...

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Designer Caroline Zimbalist pushes fashion boundaries

Designer Caroline Zimbalist pushes fashion boundaries

At her kitchen stove, fashion designer Caroline Zimbalist looks like an alchemist at work as she stirs a pot full of corn starch...

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This is why handheld fans in Spain are enjoying undimmed popularity

This is why handheld fans in Spain are enjoying undimmed popularity

As passengers wilted in a packed Madrid metro, one traveller defied the summer heat by snapping open her handheld fan — a quintessential...

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This is how the island of Pag brings a taste of Croatia to the world

This is how the island of Pag brings a taste of Croatia to the world

From Croatia’s mainland, most of Pag looks inhospitably grey and rocky, but the island’s lunar-like landscape is key to producing its delicious staple....

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From Collapse to Comeback: NMC Royal Hospital DIP saves young man Shervin Sasidharan after cardiac arrest outside Hospital

From Collapse to Comeback: NMC Royal Hospital DIP saves young man Shervin Sasidharan after cardiac arrest outside Hospital

 What began as an ordinary day turned into a life-or-death moment for Shervin Sasidharan, a 36-year-old Dubai resident who collapsed unexpectedly just steps...

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Syrian couturier Rami Al Ali makes history at Paris Couture Week

Syrian couturier Rami Al Ali makes history at Paris Couture Week

Syrian couturier Rami Al Ali made history on Thursday as the first fashion designer from his country to feature in the official Paris...

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VIDEO: Holy Kaaba washed with Zamzam and rose water in sacred ceremony

VIDEO: Holy Kaaba washed with Zamzam and rose water in sacred ceremony

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Chanel turned Grand Palais into an intimate salon to unveil its collection

Chanel turned Grand Palais into an intimate salon to unveil its collection

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Deadly temperatures blasted western Europe in record hot June

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Sharjah unveils summer playground through 18 destinations including longest beachfronts, adventures

Sharjah unveils summer playground through 18 destinations including longest beachfronts, adventures

    As the summer heat rises, the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) is inviting residents and visitors to discover a more refined way...

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Ayissi fuses African tradition with Parisian craft at fall couture show

Ayissi fuses African tradition with Parisian craft at fall couture show

Beneath an opulent chandelier in a sunlit salon, Imane Ayissi’s fall couture show once again fused African tradition with Parisian craft. Monday’s running...

09 Jul 2025
Tweed’s youthful makeover resurrects symbol of Scottish heritage

Tweed’s youthful makeover resurrects symbol of Scottish heritage

“When you see tweed on the runway, you don’t expect it to come from here,” joked 38-year-old former banker Alexander MacLeod as he...

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From Karachi to Gaza: Pakistani startup enlivens Palestinian child amputees with prosthetics

From Karachi to Gaza: Pakistani startup enlivens Palestinian child amputees with prosthetics

As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her prosthetic arm, she jumped on a bicycle in the Jordanian...

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China's first Legoland opens to tourists in Shanghai

China's first Legoland opens to tourists in Shanghai

Thousands of local tourists poured into China's first-ever Legoland as it opened its gates in Shanghai on Saturday, the latest theme park hoping...

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Happy swimmers cool off in Paris' Seine river after 100-year ban lifted

Happy swimmers cool off in Paris' Seine river after 100-year ban lifted

The River Seine reopened to swimmers in Paris on Saturday morning, marking the first time since 1923 that bathers could take a dip...

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Japan plans 'world first' deep-sea mineral extraction

Japan plans 'world first' deep-sea mineral extraction

Japan will from January attempt to extract rare earth minerals from the ocean floor in the deepest trial of its kind, the director...

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Former White House chef reveals US presidents’ favourite comfort foods

Former White House chef reveals US presidents’ favourite comfort foods

Cristeta Comerford, a longtime White House executive chef who recently retired after nearly three decades of preparing meals for five presidents and their...

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<b>Idris Nechirvan Barzani: Leading Iraq toward environmental sustainability</b>

Idris Nechirvan Barzani: Leading Iraq toward environmental sustainability

For over four decades, Iraq has grappled with persistent drought, intensified by extreme heat, desertification, and dwindling water resources. The United Nations Environment...

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No relief as scorching temperatures grip Europe, putting regions on high alert

No relief as scorching temperatures grip Europe, putting regions on high alert

Forest fires fanned by high winds and hot, dry weather damaged some holiday homes in Turkey as a lingering heatwave that has cooked...

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Seven ways to save money on your family holiday this summer

Seven ways to save money on your family holiday this summer

Families preparing for summer holidays abroad are being urged to meticulously plan their finances, as new research reveals a significant number are blowing...

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‘White Lotus’ is fuelling the UK’s obsession with Thai food

‘White Lotus’ is fuelling the UK’s obsession with Thai food

With ‘The White Lotus’ turning up the heat in Thailand this season, Brits are diving chopsticks-first into fragrant curries. Sales are soaring, search...

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Vegan diet beats Mediterranean diet when it comes to jump-starting weight loss, scientists find

Vegan diet beats Mediterranean diet when it comes to jump-starting weight loss, scientists find

Switching to a vegan diet can help promote weight loss by reducing inflammation, a new study suggests. Scientists compared a plant-based diet with...

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Trump diagnosed with vein issue after leg swelling and hand bruising

Trump diagnosed with vein issue after leg swelling and hand bruising

US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a common, benign vein condition, the White House said on Thursday, following speculation about his...

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When Pneumonia doesn’t heal: A hidden diagnosis and a life turned around at NMC Royal Hospital, DIP

When Pneumonia doesn’t heal: A hidden diagnosis and a life turned around at NMC Royal Hospital, DIP

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Deadly temperatures blasted western Europe in record hot June

Western Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as extreme temperatures blasted the region in punishing back-to-back heatwaves, the EU...

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From Karachi to Gaza: Pakistani startup enlivens Palestinian child amputees with prosthetics

From Karachi to Gaza: Pakistani startup enlivens Palestinian child amputees with prosthetics

As soon as eight-year-old Sidra Al Bordeeni returned from the clinic with her prosthetic arm, she jumped on a bicycle in the Jordanian...

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Designer Caroline Zimbalist pushes fashion boundaries

Designer Caroline Zimbalist pushes fashion boundaries

At her kitchen stove, fashion designer Caroline Zimbalist looks like an alchemist at work as she stirs a pot full of corn starch...

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This is why handheld fans in Spain are enjoying undimmed popularity

This is why handheld fans in Spain are enjoying undimmed popularity

As passengers wilted in a packed Madrid metro, one traveller defied the summer heat by snapping open her handheld fan — a quintessential...

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Syrian couturier Rami Al Ali makes history at Paris Couture Week

Syrian couturier Rami Al Ali makes history at Paris Couture Week

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Chanel turned Grand Palais into an intimate salon to unveil its collection

Chanel turned Grand Palais into an intimate salon to unveil its collection

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This is how the island of Pag brings a taste of Croatia to the world

This is how the island of Pag brings a taste of Croatia to the world

From Croatia’s mainland, most of Pag looks inhospitably grey and rocky, but the island’s lunar-like landscape is key to producing its delicious staple....

14 Jul 2025
Former White House chef reveals US presidents’ favourite comfort foods

Former White House chef reveals US presidents’ favourite comfort foods

Cristeta Comerford, a longtime White House executive chef who recently retired after nearly three decades of preparing meals for five presidents and their...

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‘White Lotus’ is fuelling the UK’s obsession with Thai food

‘White Lotus’ is fuelling the UK’s obsession with Thai food

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Pakistan bans new hotel construction around tourist lakes

Pakistan bans new hotel construction around tourist lakes

Pakistan will ban for five years the construction of new hotels around picturesque lakes in the north that attract tens of thousands of...

10 hours ago
North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort

North Korea bans foreign tourists to newly opened beach resort

 North Korea is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the...

10 hours ago
VIDEO: Holy Kaaba washed with Zamzam and rose water in sacred ceremony

VIDEO: Holy Kaaba washed with Zamzam and rose water in sacred ceremony

Gulf Today Report The ceremony of washing the Holy Kaaba unfolds in three main, meticulously executed stages, each characterised by extreme care and...

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China's first Legoland opens to tourists in Shanghai

China's first Legoland opens to tourists in Shanghai

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Fusion between culture and modernity as children dance in Kenyan refugee camp

Fusion between culture and modernity as children dance in Kenyan refugee camp

 Beads of sweat drip from the faces of young girls and boys as they dance to the rhythm of traditional drums and open...

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Why nightmares could make you age faster and die sooner

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