Harsh judgement awaits Westminster in polls

Ideally, citizens should cast their vote on 7 May for the candidates they think are most likely to run their devolved government or local council best. There is undoubtedly...

Hormuz, a strategic waterway key to talks

Hopes faded of ending the US-Israel war with Iran as talks in Islamabad were cancelled, leaving the region and the world in limbo and oil and gas traffic halted...

In 2026, a sequel shows a nuanced portrayal of ambition

Katie Rosseinsky, The Independent For a certain cohort of millennial women, there is a quip from the original Devil Wears Prada movie for every occasion. Someone standing on the...

Dual-purpose

Vital development

Health is rightly called wealth, for without good health no individual can truly meet life’s challenges. In today’s fast-changing climate and increasingly demanding routine, stress has silently become one...

UAE organises mass wedding of 300 couples in Gaza Strip

Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 organised the second mass wedding, 'Thoub Al Farah 2'' (Garment of Joy), in Deir Al Balah in the Gaza Strip, bringing together 300 brides and...

Iran's FM Araghchi returns to Pakistan despite US talks cancellation

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Islamabad for more consultations on Sunday, as international mediators tried to keep peace talks on track despite US President Donald Trump calling...

Reading has always been the heart of every human renaissance: Sheikha Bodour

Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Unesco Goodwill Ambassador for Education and Book Culture, has launched in cooperation with Unesco, the global ‘Reading for the Future’ campaign during ongoing...

UAE ranks first globally for 5th year in a row in entrepreneurship environment

The UAE maintained its global leadership in the entrepreneurship environment, ranking first globally for the fifth consecutive year in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2025/2026 report, surpassing many advanced...

Sabastian Sawe makes history with first sub-two-hour marathon in London

Sabastian Sawe made history on Sunday by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon as Tigst Assefa smashed her own women's-only world record on the streets of...